Correspondence concerning Commander J.O. Fisher - December 1918
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[Busch-Sulzer Bros-Diesel Engine Company letterhead] Date 12-24- Hour Dictated by JRH Dictated to MGC Messenger Telephone Charges Prepaid $ yes Collect $ 1.41 To Commander J.O. Fisher, Bureau of Steam Engineering, Washington, D.C. Telegram received from Bureau advising you would probably be here twenthyeighth. stop. Engine and clutch have been held in operating conditions awaiting your arrival since December twentieth. stop. Kindly wire exact date your arrival as Mr. Brill of Lake Company and our Mr. Rotter would like to be here at same time. stop. Upon arrival would appreciate your going direct from station to Missouri Athletic Club where guest card awaits you. James R. Harris This copy to originating dept.
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Despatch. 379477-106-0-9-Do (Reference) GSD/mow. NAVY DEPARTMENT. Bureau of Steam Engineering. (Bureau or office.) WASHINGTON. (Class of message.) December 21st, 1918 Busch-Sulzer Brothers Diesel Engine Co., St. Louis, Missouri. Commander Fisher away on leave probably arrive St. Louis twenty eighth period Bureau requests that clutch be in operating condition upon his arrival. Bureau of Steam Engineering. A.C.W. c/c for Inspector of Machinery, USN, Busch-Sulzer Bros. Diesel Eng. Co., St. Louis, [Missouri] Received Forwarded (Date.) (Time.) m. (Number.) (Operator.) (Check.) (Telegraph system.) (Officer on watch) (Communication office.) Confirmation to Addressee.)
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[Western Union Telegram letterhead] RECEIVED AT COMMERCIAL BUILDING, 514 OLIVE ST., ST. LOUIS, [Missouri] M D26W 30 GOVT WASHINGTON DC 5P 21 BUSCH SULZER BROS DIESEL ENGINE CO 1918 [December] 22 AM 4 24 STLOUIS [Missouri] COMMANDER FISHER ON LEAVE PROBABLY ARRIVE STLOUIS TWENTY EIGHTH REQUESTS THAT CLUTCH BE IN OPERATING CONDITION UPON HIS ARRIVAL BUREAU STEAM ENGINEERING. [signature: illegible] S 4 4 00
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[Busch-Sulzer Bros-Diesel Engine Co. letterhead] VIA Western Union Telegraph Co. No. of Words 34 Date 12-20- Hour 3:45 PM Directed by JRH Dictated to MGC Messenger HH Telephone Bell Prepaid $ yes 125 5 1.30 Collect $ To Commander J.O. Fisher, Bureau of Steam Engineering, Navy Department, Washington, D.C. Clutch tests completed satisfactorily today stop. Kindly wire could you be here Monday twenty-third instead of Saturday twenty-eighth to witness operation engine and clutch in order that we may ship engine quickly. James R. Harris This copy originating dept.
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| Title | Correspondence concerning Commander J.O. Fisher - December 1918 |
| Creator | Harris, James R. |
| Source | Harris, James R. Correspondence concerning Commander J.O. Fisher. December 1918. Busch-Sulzer Collection. Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin. |
| Description | Letters and telegrams between James R. Harris, Vice President and General Manager of the Busch-Sulzer Brothers Diesel Engine Company, and the Bureau of Steam Engineering. This correspondence concerned the arrival of Commander J.O. Fisher to the Busch-Sulzer factory to observe engines and a new clutch in operating condition. |
| Subject LCSH | Diesel engine; Submarine boats; Busch-Sulzer brothers Diesel engine company |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War I |
| Contributing Institution | Wisconsin Historical Society |
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| Date Original | December 31, 1969 |
| Language | English |