Lot 4371
Spanish American War Heroes. Lot of two items. George Dewey Partly-printed Document Signed as Admiral of the Navy, Washington DC, December 7, 1905, one page, 8 x 3½ in. Dewey acknowledges receipt to the Bureau of Navigation of an order "to proceed to Chicago, on special temporary duty, and return." Richmond P. Hobson Signature on back of a calling card, n.p., n.d. Inscribed "Autograph of…with good wishes." Dewey was the hero of the battle of Manila and Hobson, "the most kissed man in America," sank the Merrimac in Santiago Harbor.
Estimated Value $100 - 150.
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