Long, John Davis (1838-1915) to John G. Walker
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03804.27 Author/Creator: Long, John Davis (1838-1915) Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Autograph endorsement signed Date: 28 July 1898 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 26.4 x 20.1 cm. Order a Copy
Typed letter on Navy Department stationery. Signed by Long as Secretary of the Navy. Written to Walker as a retired Rear Admiral. Orders him to report immediately by letter to the Secretary of War for duty "as a Naval Member of a Board organized for the purpose of recommend, to the Secretary of War, the width of draw or pivot spans in a bridge" across the Niagara River. Docket, signed by Walker, says he reported by letter on 29 July 1898. Address of Walker typed at the bottom: 1202 18th Street, Washington, D.C.
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