Letter from Admiral Dewey to G. Edward Elwell, Jr., 1898 December 9
Creator
Title
Letter from Admiral Dewey to G. Edward Elwell, Jr., 1898 December 9
Description
Letter from Admiral Dewey to G. Edward Elwell, Jr. Dated December 9, 1898. This letter from Admiral George Dewey to a twelve-year-old G. Edward Elwell, Jr., stimulated Elwell's passion for collecting autographs. Elwell's collection includes a black ribbon marked U.S.S. Olympia.
Subject
Source
Collection of Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library, Lexington, Massachusetts.
USM 009
Date
1898 12 09
Contributor
Rights
This image is presented for research and educational purposes only, and may not be distributed or re-published without permission from the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library.
Language
English
Identifier
A74/002/094
Coverage
Is Part Of
G. Edward Elwell, Jr., Autograph Collection
Extent
3 items (2 pages) ; 18 x 11 cm.
Provenance
Gift of Caldwell Consistory, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
Collection
Citation
Dewey, George, 1837-1917, “Letter from Admiral Dewey to G. Edward Elwell, Jr., 1898 December 9,” digitalVGW, accessed March 28, 2024, https://digitalvgw.omeka.net/items/show/208.