Admiral George Dewey, the Hero of Manila Bay, 1898, was a US Navy officer during the Civil War. An hisotric item- His original promotion to Lt Commander, transferring him from the USS Colorado, issued Sept 7, 1867. ink sgd by 3 prominent officers- New York Navy Yard Commandant Charles H Bell, Commodore Charles Steadman, & Navy Bureau Chief Thornton A Jenkins. 1p 8 x 11 ptd/ink. Age spots, vg overall.