Washington D.C. 4th May 1861
Dr V,
I wrote you yesterday and to-day I forward you a copy of the
Prest
letter to me. Under no circumstances is any mention of it whatever
to get into the papers. The whole history of the affair is in able hands
and in due time will appear, and the effect of that coming would be destroyed
by any premature notice. I have no objection to Mrs. Wetmore seeing it as she
has somewhat shared your feelings. The Prest wants me to take a ship in the
navy, but Blair thinks I better go into the navy dept. especially as the naval
war will be only one of blockade. So the Prest directed the transfer to another
place of the present Ch. Clerk, and I shall take that place and when Congress
meets in July the position will be made satisfactory.
I shall take Nell on next week, and I must go to Portsh
for clothes &c before I return to Washington.
De Russy got his appointment in the army and Genl Cameron
said he gave it upon the recommendation of Miss Ellen Woodbury. Nell has also
got two other army appointments,—Kelly is to be 2d Lt. Jesse Woodbury has also
applied for an appointment.
[Rest of letter torn
off. — Eds.]
SOURCE: Robert Means Thompson & Richard Wainwright,
Editors, Publications of the Naval Historical Society, Volume 9: Confidential
Correspondence of Gustavus Vasa Fox, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, 1861-1865,
Volume 1, p. 44-5
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