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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03804.33 |
| From Archive Folder | John Grimes Walker's naval correspondence |
| Title | Charles-Herbert Walker to John G. Walker with instructions to regard himself as detached from his duties in relation to the bridge over the Niagara River |
| Date | 30 March 1899 |
| Author | Allen, Charles Herbert (1848-1934) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Typed letter on office letterhead of the Secretary of the Navy John D. Long. Written by Allen as Assistant Secretary of the Navy (on the letter his title is noted as "Acting Secretary") to Walker as a retired Rear Admiral. Says he is to regard himself as detached from his duties in relation to the bridge over the Niagara River on 31 March. Stamp on recto, in purple ink, says "Received, J.G.W. Mar 31 1899." |
| Subjects | Mississippi Navy Government and Civics Military History Infrastructure |
| People | Walker, John Grimes (1835-1907) Herbert Allen, Charles (1848-1934) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Naval & Maritime; Science, Technology, Invention |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | In 1898 President William McKinley named Allen Assistant Secretary of the Navy when Theodore Roosevelt resigned the post to enter the Spanish-American War. He held this position from 1898 to 1900. At the end of the war President McKinley appointed Allen as the first civil governor of Puerto Rico. Allen retired from this post in 1901 with the island government out of debt and with over one million dollars in its treasury. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |