Letter Signed To The Honorable Secretary Of The Interior Acknowledging Receipt Of A Copy Of

by Benjamin Franklin Tracy

$75 · Offered by James Cummins Bookseller

Stamped rec. Oct 31 1891. 1 vols. 4to. Fine. Item #249318 Tracy was Sec. of the Navy fromn 1889-1893 in the Harrison Administration. He was noted for his role in the creation of the New Navy , a major reform of the service, which had fallen into obsolescence after the Civil War. A major ally in this effort was naval theorist Captain Alfred Thayer Mahan.

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