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Title
$100
Donation
to
Meek
Family
-
Reproductions
Subject
Meek
,
George
Burton
,
1873-1898
;
Spanish-American
War
,
1898
;
Quesada
,
Gonzalo
de
,
1868-1915
;
Palma
,
Tomás
Estrada
,
1835-1908
Time Period
1890s
;
1900s
Place
Cuba
;
Clyde
,
Ohio
Description
Prepared
for a
museum
display
, the
piece
includes
copies
of the
letter
written
to
John
Meek
, the
front
and
back
of the
check
sent
with the
letter
, and a
photograph
of
George
Meek
and the
U.S.S
.
Winslow
.
Contents
are
reproduced
as
follows
: "
Washington
,
D.C.
,
August
24
,
1898
.
Sir
,
Some
months
ago
"a
Cuban
gentleman
,
who
signs
himself
Cambeses
, from the
city
of
Mexico
,
sent
General
Tomas
Estrada
Palma
, of
New
York
, an
order
for
$100
, to be
given
to the
wife
,
children
or
parents
of the
first
American
born
sailor
who
should
die
in the
war
to
free
Cuba
, and in
case
the
first
has
no
family
then the
money
is
to
go
to the
second
killed.
"
I
have
just
now
been
informed
by the
Navy
Department
that
your
son
Geo
B
.
Meek
,
fireman
of the
first
class
on
board
the
torpedo
boat
"
Winslow
" was the
first
hero
to
give
his
blood
for the
independence
of an
unfortunate
and
downtrodden
people
.
I
beg
to
enclose
to
you
the
check
entrusted
to
my
care
, this a
proof
of the
gratitude
of the
Cubans
for their
friends
and
Allies
the
Americans
.
Please
acknowledge
reciept
(sic)
of
same
in
duplicates
.
I
am
yours
very
respectfully
,
Gonzalo
de
Quesada
,
Charge
D'Affaires
of the
Republic
of
Cuba
.
Check
:
Maitland
,
Coppell
&
Co
.
No
.
4445
.
New
York
May
17
,
1898
. The
Bank
of
America
.
Pay
to the
order
of
Mr
.
Tomas
Estrada
Palma
one
hundred
dollars
. On
back
:
Pay
to the
order
of
Gonzalo
de
Quesada
,
[signed]Tomas
Estrada
Palma
;
Pay
to the
order
of
John
Meek
,
[signed]
Gonzalo
de
Quesada
;
[signed]John
Meek
.
Crossed
out
:
Pay
to the
order
of the
Secretary
of the
Navy
of the
United
States
[illegible].
"
Date of Original
August
24
,
1898
Collection
Clyde
Heritage
League
,
Inc
.
Submitting Institution
Clyde
Public
Library
Rights
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