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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03804.46 |
| From Archive Folder | John Grimes Walker's naval correspondence |
| Title | Samuel Wakeman to Francis Pickering Walker Thomas saying he has been informed that she will christen the USS "Walker," which his shipyard is currently building |
| Date | 10 April 1918 |
| Author | Wakeman, Samuel Wiley (fl. 1917-1929) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Written on the stationery of the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Ltd.'s Fore River Plant. Signed by Wakeman as the General Manager of the shipyard to the daughter of the late Rear Admiral John G. Walker. Says he has been informed that she will christen the USS "Walker," which his shipyard is currently building. Says the boat will be launched sometime in the late summer and that he will notify her of exact arrangements. |
| Subjects | Mississippi Military History Navy Women's History Children and Family World War I |
| People | Walker, John Grimes (1835-1907) |
| Place written | Quincy, Massachusetts |
| 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 |