“Senator Patterson. What became of the correspondence, Admiral, if you know?
“Admiral Dewey. It is all in the Navy Department. When I turned over my command my official correspondence was all sent to the Navy Department. “Senator Patterson. You retained all of your letters from any United States officials?
“Admiral Dewey. No; they went to the Department.
“Senator Patterson. I mean you did not destroy them.
“Admiral Dewey. No; I did not destroy them.
“Senator Patterson. And you turned them over to the Navy Department?
“Admiral Dewey. Yes; our regulations require that. I may say that for my own information I kept copies of certain telegrams and cablegrams. I don’t think I kept copies of Mr. Pratt’s letters, as I did not consider them of much value. He seemed to be a sort of busybody there and interfering in other people’s business and I don’t think his letters impressed me.
“Senator Patterson. He was the consul-general?
“Admiral Dewey. Yes; but he had nothing to do with the attack on Manila, you know.
“Senator Patterson. I understand that.