Mahan, Alfred Thayer, 1840-1914 to unknown
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02466.08 Author/Creator: Mahan, Alfred Thayer, 1840-1914 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 8 November 1900 Pagination: 2 p. ; 19.8 x 12.2 cm. Order a Copy
Written on stationary of "160 West Eighty Sixth Street." Written by Mahan, who had resigned his naval commission in 1895 and who was a well-known author on naval theory and strategy in 1900. Appears to be written to a magazine or newspaper editor soliciting a piece from Mahan.
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