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As requested by Assistant Secretary of the Navy Theodore Roosevelt, Wilbur S. Hinman sends Senator Lodge information about the frigate USS Constitution.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1897-10-09
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt strongly objects to getting the frigate, President, back from the British Royal Navy and hopes Admiral Stephen Bleecker Luce agrees.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1897-09-20
Wilbur S. Hinman received Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt’s letter with enclosures and attended to the mentioned matters. He sends an article with information about the USS Constitution. Hinman updates Roosevelt on Arthur L. Hanscom’s letter concerning Ichabod Cole’s discharge. He explains that Secretary of the Navy John Davis Long will decide Wilson’s case on Monday and will send Senator Henry Cabot Lodge’s letter to him. Hinman will report tomorrow on the matters he did not have time to attend to.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1897-10-09