On the recordMay 22, 1903
I want to thank you and through you your fellow workmen for this token.
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presidency.ucsb.eduI want to thank you and through you your fellow workmen for this token.
Remarks in Accepting Souvenir Presented by the Workmen of the Navy Yard in Bremerton, Washington
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