Whiting, William B.
Person
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
U.S. Navy slush fund petition
Collection — Manuscript box 8 - folder 1: [Barcode: 31924065264974]
Identifier: 11-3-m.58
Scope and content
Letter, dated November 26, 1873, circulated by Commodore William B. Whiting proposing "scholastic instruction in the Navy," and the disposal of the "Slush Fund" of the Navy for educational purposes; petition to Congress calling for the same and signed by Charles Babcock, George Chapman Caldwell, Charles Frederick Hartt, Waterman Thomas Hewett, William Channing Russel, Andrew Dickson White, and others.
Dates:
1873.