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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03804.23 |
| From Archive Folder | John Grimes Walker's naval correspondence |
| Title | Request for the portrait of John G. Walker to be added to the collection of the State of New Hampshire |
| Date | ca. 1894 |
| Author | Smith, John Butler (1838-1914) |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | A committee of distinguished citizens of New Hampshire requests a copy of Rear Admiral Walker's portrait to add to the state's collection. Says "The undersigned citizens of New Hampshire, mindful of your distinguished service and prominence in the United States Navy, and entertaining a pardonable pride that you are a native of this state, earnestly desire that your portrait be added to the collection." Contains 14 signatures, including: former Governor Moody Currier (1885-1887), former Governor Charles H. Sawyer (1887-1889), former Governor David H. Goodell (1889-1891), former Governor Hiram A. Tuttle (1891-1893), and former Governor John Butler Smith (1893-1895). Also has the signature of a state supreme court judge, the president of the New Hampshire Senate, and the New Hampshire Secretary of State. Undated, but date estimated from the time of Walker's appointment to rear admiral. |
| Subjects | Mississippi Union General Navy Military History Art, Music, Theater, and Film Government and Civics Petition |
| People | Walker, John Grimes (1835-1907) |
| Place written | New Hampshire |
| Theme | Naval & Maritime |
| 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 |