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w became necessary for me to inform the Board officially, of my being no longer a member of it, which I did in the following communication:— Washington, D. C., Feb. 16, 1861. Sir:—I have the honor to inform you, that I have resigned my commission, as a Commander in the Navy of the United States, and that, as a consequence, I am no longer a member of the LightHouse Board. In severing thus my connection with the Board, at which I have had the honor to hold a seat, since the 17th of November, 1858, I desire to say to the members, individually, and collectively, that I shall carry with me to my home in the South, a grateful recollection of the amenities, and courtesies which have characterized, on their part, our official intercourse. I am very respectfully your obedient servant, Raphael Semmes. Commander T. A. Jenkins, U. S. N., Secretary Light-House Board, Washington. I left in the Light-House Board, a South Carolinian, and a Virginian, both of whom were too loyal to