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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03804.27 |
| From Archive Folder | John Grimes Walker's naval correspondence |
| Title | John Davis Long to John G. Walker asking to report to the Secretary of War in order to advise on the width of draw or pivot spans in a bridge across the Niagara River |
| Date | 28 July 1898 |
| Author | Long, John Davis (1838-1915) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Typed letter on Navy Department stationery. Signed by Long as Secretary of the Navy. Written to Walker as a retired Rear Admiral. Orders him to report immediately by letter to the Secretary of War for duty "as a Naval Member of a Board organized for the purpose of recommend, to the Secretary of War, the width of draw or pivot spans in a bridge" across the Niagara River. Docket, signed by Walker, says he reported by letter on 29 July 1898. Address of Walker typed at the bottom: 1202 18th Street, Washington, D.C. |
| Subjects | Mississippi Union General Navy Government and Civics Infrastructure |
| People | Walker, John Grimes (1835-1907) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Naval & Maritime; Science, Technology, Invention |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |