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Walker (JOHN GRIMES an American naval)

JOHN GRIMES, an American naval officer; born in Hillsboro, N. H., March 20, 1835; was graduated at Government prior to the Civil War, advocating the immediate re-enforcement of Southern fortifications and the maintenance of the Union by force; and in 1863 was sent as financial agent of the United States to Europe, where he negotiated WALKER the sale of $250,000,000 in 5-20 bonds.

On his return in 1864 he applied himself to the practice of law and to literary work, writing extensively for the "Continental Review." He died in Washington, D. C., Nov. 11, 1869.