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Letter from James Pollock, Director of the Mint to Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy

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17. 1862 Air. 13th. 1 duly peanied your letter of the Inferring that it is Mour desire to have a medicine meignia a mark of homest loke have the coultbout of the Rappics I have cansed two designs to before for the SamDialse. a desyn on the shape of acrop.ace of which and handmire hereinth. of there designs, 2 porter the 2. which might be Caran ofth Unint The must the work w of Caw beaut atth mins the Remain bysstafe a Eleoned who oth designs achieved mat from aphova, & this submit an or costoffundaring there testimoures Aknow. 2 wones suggest that they be made of foeds afnot less than 950 thousandth, fine

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This letter submitted two designs for the Medal of Honor, including a "star of the Union" design.

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