Harrison Gray Otis Colby letterpress books, 1903-1908.

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Harrison Gray Otis Colby letterpress books, 1903-1908.

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Letterpress books containing copies of outgoing letters written by United States Naval Captain Harrison Gray Otis Colby, 1903-08, while working as a Navy recruiter in Boston and on board the U.S. Flagship Olympia off the coast of Florida, New Orleans, La., Cuba, Panama, and Europe. Letters discuss equipment and goods and include lists of men serving on the Olympia.

2 vols. in cases.

Massachusetts Historical Society

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Massachusetts Historical Society

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