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One of our opinions. We have a good Navy enough, but it seems rather too heavy for old Mr. Secretary Welles to handle with effect.
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "One of our opinions. We have a good Navy enough, but it seems rather too heavy for old Mr. Secretary Welles to handle with effect." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1862-12-27. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5553f520-ac7f-0131-9995-58d385a7bbd0
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "One of our opinions. We have a good Navy enough, but it seems rather too heavy for old Mr. Secretary Welles to handle with effect." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 30, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5553f520-ac7f-0131-9995-58d385a7bbd0
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. (1862-12-27). One of our opinions. We have a good Navy enough, but it seems rather too heavy for old Mr. Secretary Welles to handle with effect. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5553f520-ac7f-0131-9995-58d385a7bbd0
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