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Re: An unusual request for assistance



I have had similar local reference questions regarding "authentic"
surrender-associated documents and materials that surface among
the many retired military folks locally (including the late Halsey).  I also
had occasion to look at the signing ceremony to see who was present,
etc.   My gut feeling is that (1) you will probably never know who signed
or when the bill was signed; the surrender story seems apocryphal; and
(2) I suspect that the bill was used to get "everyone's signature" at
various times and at various events, similar to an autograph album.

Dean

Dean DeBolt
University Librarian
Special Collections and West Florida Archives
John C. Pace Library
University of West Florida
11000 University Parkway
Pensacola, FL  32514-5750
Tele:  850-474-2213;   Fax:  850-474-3338

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