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Dewey, George, 1837-1917 to John Cullen Bryant

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00273.03 Author/Creator: Dewey, George, 1837-1917 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Typed letter signed Date: January 8, 1901 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 26.8 cm, Width: 20.4 cm Order a Copy

Replying to a letter from Bryant, received the day before, George Dewey comments, "I have to say that I do not consider the picture you send a good one. What I regard as the best obtainable photograph of myself..shows me in white uniform, with cap." Typed on executive stationery. Header on the upper left side, "Office of the Admiral/1747 Rhode Island Avenue" in blue ink. Watermarked Crane & Co Dalton Mass.

Dewey, George, 1837-1917
Bryant, John Cullen, fl. 1901

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