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Collection Reference Number GLC03804.32
From Archive Folder John Grimes Walker's naval correspondence 
Title Leonard Cheney to John G. Walker reporting that he was elected at the Triennial Congress of the Naval Order to the office of General Commander
Date 3 March 1899
Author Cheney, Leonard (fl. 1899)  
Document Type Correspondence
Content Description Written on stationery of the General Commandery of the Naval Order of the United States. Written by Cheney as the group's General Recorder to Walker as a retired Rear Admiral. Happily reports to Walker that he was unanimiously elected at the Triennial Congress of the Naval Order to the office of General Commander. He is to serve until 5 October 1901. Asks to be notified of his acceptance.
Subjects Mississippi  Navy  Election  Fraternal Organization  Military History  
People Walker, John Grimes (1835-1907)  
Place written New York, New York
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