(1837 - 1917) American Admiral of the Navy, the only person in U.S. history to attain the rank. Served under Farragut in the Civil War but known for his famous success at the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish American War, achieving victory with only a single casualty. T.L.S. on his Admiral of the Navy letterhead, 1p. 4to., Washington D.C., Mar. 9, 1914 to W. Cameron Forbes (1870–1959), American investment banker and diplomat who served as governor-general of the Philippines from 1909 to 1913 and ambassador to Japan from 1930 to 1932. Dewey thanks Forbes for sending him tow copies of Dean Worcester's 'The Philippines, Past and Present' and states he will read them at his first opportunity. Some marginal soiling and damp staining at bottom, else very good. With postcard image of Dewey.