Documentary Histories
Spanish-American War
Rear Admiral William T. Sampson, Commander, North Atlantic Fleet, to Secretary of the Navy John D. Long
Off Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
July 4, 1898.
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SECNAV.,1
Washington, D. C.
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THERE WILL BE ON BOARD THE HARVARD TOMORROW READY TO GO NORTH NINE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY FIVE OFFICERS AND MEN SPANISH PRISONERS ON BOARD THE ST.LOUIS SEVEN TWENTY NINE. WHERE SHALL THEY BE SENT.2
SAMPSON.
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Source Note: TCy, DNA, RG 313, Entry 32. At left of top line: “No. 157.”
Footnote 1: “SECNAV” is an acronym for Secretary of the Navy.
