I have matters arranged for young Mr. Wilson to go to New
York and attend to the subjects that are undergoing investigation. Gave him
cautionary advice both yesterday and again to-day. Want vigilance and firmness
but not harshness or oppression.
SOURCE: Gideon Welles, Diary of Gideon Welles,
Secretary of the Navy Under Lincoln and Johnson, Vol. 1: 1861 – March 30,
1864, p. 543
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