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Wrenn, Augustus C. (Augustus Cantor), 1869-1937

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Memorandum from Augustus C. Wrenn to Victor Howard Metcalf

Memorandum from Augustus C. Wrenn to Victor Howard Metcalf

Augustus C. Wrenn reports to Secretary of the Navy Metcalf on coal contract bids for fleets at sea in South America and the Caribbean. Wrenn provides a detailed cost analysis for several ports and companies, along with recommendations and analysis for which contracts the Department of the Navy has accepted. Wrenn requests Metcalf’s attention on an issue regarding logistics and taxation discussed by Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-10-17

Creator(s)

Wrenn, Augustus C. (Augustus Cantor), 1869-1937

Memorandum from Augustus C. Wrenn to Victor Howard Metcalf

Memorandum from Augustus C. Wrenn to Victor Howard Metcalf

Navy Department Clerk Augustus C. Wrenn informs Secretary of the Navy Metcalf of the American vessels offered for transporting coal for the fleet from the American-Hawaiian Steamship Company, Edgar F. Luckenbach, New England Coal and Coke Company, and the Boston Tow Boat Company. He discusses the negotiations and concludes that only 12,000 tons out of the offered 70,000 tons have accepted the Navy Department’s terms.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-10-04

Creator(s)

Wrenn, Augustus C. (Augustus Cantor), 1869-1937