Box 15

Naval message from Radio Leyte sending thanks and appreciation from Douglas MacArthur to William Halsey for his naval support during the Leyte Gulf Operation.

Typed accounts of Army Air Force B-29 pilots Kiesel, Bill Pitts and Robin Stevenson of 504th Bomb Group who were shot down on a mission from Tinian to Japan by the Japanese. The pilots give an account of their rescue by U.S. Navy submarines.

Letter from Secretary of the Navy William Jones to William Lowdnes, Chairman of the Naval Affairs Committee, regarding laws to increase the Navy.

Message from the President, United States, to the plenipotentiaries conducting peace negotiations with Great Britain at Ghent, Belgium. President Madison outlines acceptable negotiating conditions to end the War of 1812.

Message from President James Madison, with instructions to the Ministers of the United States appointed to negotiate peace with Great Britain to end the War of 1812.

Autographed letter signed to Dr. C. P. Franklin, Philadelphia, Pa., lauding both men and women of the USA who supported the military and to whom he felt indebted.

Autographed letter signed to Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles with his compliments and the presentation of photographs of Chinese forts captured in 1860 by the British and French and a view of the Paconer.

Typed letter signed to Mrs. W. F. Paris, President of the Shut-ins Association, Philadelphia, Pa., with thanks for their booklet.

Letter to Joe Goldberg, Chicago, Ill., on four-star flag letterhead in which he waxes philosophical on the state of the world, periodic crises, greed, aggression and the opportunities available to Americans. He praises America's strength.

Autographed letter signed to Lieutenant Henry H. Gorringe, Commanding Officer, USS Philadelphia, Key West, Fla. from Washington, D.C., in which he asks for information on the defense and fortifications of Havana, Little Madel, and elsewhere in Cuba, and Spanish naval activities there. Requests secrecy and promises to reward Gorringe.