Admiral Foote arrived this A.M. Is ardent and earnest for
his new duties. Is fully possessed of my views. Left this evening for New York.
Will sail next Monday. In the mean time, Du Pont must hold on. Had a carefully
prepared and characteristic letter from Du Pont, inclosing one from the
commanders of the ironclads, which he has prompted and secured. This is for the
future, and to make a record for himself.
SOURCE: Gideon Welles, Diary of Gideon Welles,
Secretary of the Navy Under Lincoln and Johnson, Vol. 1: 1861 – March 30,
1864, p. 326
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