Lot 1030
Herbert, Hilary A. - Secretary of the Navy. Typed letter signed ("H.A. Herbert") as Secretary of the Navy, 10½ x 8 in., Honolulu, 1894, June 29, 1p. To Rear Admiral John G. Walker, Commanding U.S. Naval Forces, Honolulu, H.I., and marked "Personal". In part: "… I now expect to relieve you… The 'Charleston' is on her way to San Francisco, and, as soon as she is out of dry-dock, I will send her to Honolulu to relieve the 'Philadelphia'… I shall expect you…to take charge of the Academy…" Herbert (1834-1919) was a Confederate Colonel, 8th Alabama; served postwar in the U.S. Congress (1877-93) and as Secretary of the Navy; Rear Admiral John G. Walker (1835-1907) was in the Civil War and later President of the Isthmian Canal Commission.
Estimated Value $250 - 300.
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