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Letter from Admiral Dewey to G. Edward Elwell, Jr., 1898 December 9.
1898-12-09
Dewey, George, 1837-1917
Philippines: Manila
Paper
7 1/4" x 4 1/2"; 18 x 11 cm.; 4 items (3 pages)
Gift of Caldwell Consistory, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
A74/002/094
1898-12-09
Dewey, George, 1837-1917
Philippines: Manila
Paper
7 1/4" x 4 1/2"; 18 x 11 cm.; 4 items (3 pages)
Gift of Caldwell Consistory, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
A74/002/094
This letter from Admiral George Dewey to a twelve-year-old G. Edward Elwell, Jr., stimulated Elwell's passion for collecting autographs. Elwell's letter includes the envelope and a black ribbon marked "U.S.S. Olympia." Forms part of the Elwell Autograph Collection.