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Wakeman, Samuel Wiley, fl. 1917-1929 to Francis Pickering Walker Thomas

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03804.46 Author/Creator: Wakeman, Samuel Wiley, fl. 1917-1929 Place Written: Quincy, Massachusetts Type: Typed letter signed Date: 10 April 1918 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 17.3 cm, Width: 13.7 cm Order a Copy

Written on the stationery of the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Ltd.'s Fore River Plant. Signed by Wakeman as the General Manager of the shipyard to the daughter of the late Rear Admiral John G. Walker. Says he has been informed that she will christen the USS "Walker," which his shipyard is currently building. Says the boat will be launched sometime in the late summer and that he will notify her of exact arrangements.

Walker, John George, 1821-1893

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