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to Mr. Lockwood

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03479.66 Author/Creator: Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 14 May 1900 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 20 cm, Width: 12.6 cm Order a Copy

Written by an unknown U.S. Navy officer (signature illegible) to a Mr. Lockwood. Thanks him for the kind note that he read on his return from Massachusetts. Says he appreciates his feelings about the USS "Oregon." Written on League Island

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