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390. WILLIAM MCKINLEY Attractive D.S., as President, 1p, folio, Executive Mansion, Washington, Dec. 1899, submitting to the U.S. Senate a list of Signal Corps officers for promotion. The Signal Corps played a significant role in the Spanish-American War and the subsequent Philippine insurrection. The officers mentioned, James Allen, Richard E. Thompson and Samuel Reber distinguished themselves in improvising techniques for transmitting messages. Fine. $700 - 1,000

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