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Letter to William E. Boeing from George Conrad Westervelt, March 29, 1916. Letter to WEB from G.C. Westervelt. Discusses Naval aviation; Curtiss, Martin, and Burgess-Dunne aircraft; and various motors; mentions Bellinger, Bristol, Foley, Hunsaker,…

Letter to William E. Boeing from George Conrad Westervelt, April 4, 1916. Discusses military aircraft orders; mentions Foley, Maroney and Senators Tillman, Chamberlain and Lewis. Three handwritten pages.

Letter to William E. Boeing from George Conrad Westervelt, April 17, 1916. Discusses delays in his resignation plan. Two handwritten pages.

Letter to William E. Boeing from George Conrad Westervelt, April 20, 1916. Discusses Westervelt's resignation from the Navy and possible war with Germany or Mexico. Nine handwritten pages on USS Wyoming stationery.

Telegram to William E. Boeing from George Conrad Westervelt, April 21, 1916. Notes that the "present Washington outlook is without any encouragement." One typed page.

Telegram to William E. Boeing from George Conrad Westervelt, April 22, 1916. Discusses refusal of Naval Constructor Spillman's resignation, Westervelt's own upcoming resignation, and notes that the "impression here is that the foreign situation is…

Letter to William E. Boeing from George Conrad Westervelt, May 10, 1916. Discusses Navy orders for seaplanes and testing of a Martin aircraft; mentions Foley and Richardson. Three handwritten pages, incomplete.

Letter to William E. Boeing from George Conrad Westervelt, May 13, 1916. Discusses Westervelt's attempts to leave the Navy, the value of various people as possible employees, and recent aircraft crashes. Twelve handwritten pages.

Telegram to William E. Boeing from George Conrad Westervelt, May 14, 1916. States that he has been unable to get information on a pilot, that demand exceeds supply, thus pay for pilots is high. One typed page.

Telegram to William E. Boeing from George Conrad Westervelt, May 17, 1916. States that Westervelt would like to meet in New York with the Chicago representative. One typed page.