World War I-dated TLS, 8 x 10.5, Navy Department (Assistant Secretary's Office) letterhead, February 6, 1918. Letter to Louis Haas, in full: “Your prompt and patriotic response to the NAVY'S call for binoculars, telescopes, and spy-glasses, is most appreciated. The glasses will be very useful in the prosecution of Naval Operations until victory is won. At the termination of the war, if possible, every effort will be made to return them to you, when it is hoped that you will feel compensated for any evidence of wear, by the knowledge that you have supplied ‘Eyes for the NAVY’ during a very trying period. On behalf of the NAVY, I wish to thank you most heartily.” In fine condition, with some light rippling, and toning from prior display. Accompanied by a United States Treasury check from the Navy Disbursing Office, paying Louis Haas $1, with the typed memo to lower left reading “Binoculars.”
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