Wakeman, Samuel Wiley, fl. 1917-1929 to Francis Pickering Walker Thomas
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03804.47 Author/Creator: Wakeman, Samuel Wiley, fl. 1917-1929 Place Written: Quincy, Massachusetts Type: Typed letter signed Date: 10 September 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. Tells Walker's daughter that the USS "Walker" will be launched on 14 September at 6 p.m. Will have a car sent to pick her up in Boston.
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