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Naval History and Heritage Command

Rear Admiral Francis M. Ramsay, Chief of the Bureau of Navigation, to Commander George Dewey

WASHINGTON, D.C.

June 19, 1896.

SIR:-

          Your letter of the 18th instant,1 requesting to be ordered to the command of the Pacific Station when a vacancy occurs, has been received, placed on file, and will be given consideration.

          Very respectfully,          

                                           FM Ramsay

Chief of Bureau.

Source Note: TLS, DLC-MSS, PGD. Addressed below close: “COMMANDER/George Dewey,/U.S. Navy,/Board Inspection and Survey,/Washington, D.C.” Document reference: “16500/H.”

Footnote 1: Dewey’s letter has not been found, but this response is proof of Dewey’s personal lobbying efforts to find a position as a Commander-in-Chief on the Pacific Station.

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