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.
