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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01896.130 |
| From Archive Folder | Archive of Confederate naval operations: Va. volunteer navy, Tredegar Iron Works |
| Title | Letter confirming sale if metal plates to Edwin Kerr |
| Date | 16 September 1898 |
| Author | Post, W.A. (fl. 1890-1898) |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Header: "Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co." Re: letter certifying that Edwin T. Kerr and associates were sold "...a quantity of the punchings from the [metal] plates used in the construction of the U.S. Battleship 'Illinois.' " The understanding was that these would be "...manufactured into souvenirs of the launching of the ship..." |
| Subjects | Navy Military History Industry Maritime |
| People | Post, W.A. |
| Place written | Newport News, Virginia |
| Theme | Industry; Merchants & Commerce; Naval & Maritime |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |