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Office of the Commandant
third Naval District 
Navy yard, Brooklyn, New York
stamped July 12, 1917

From: the Commandant, third Naval District

To: Milton P Bradley Seeman
naval coast defense reserve, class for, USNRF
Bradford point, Bradford Connecticut
subject: orders to active duty.

One. The president having directed the mobilization of the United States Naval reserve force, you are hereby ordered into active service and will report July 16, 1917 to the commanding officer of the United States Naval rendezvous at the Yale boathouse, New Haven, Connecticut, for the issue of clothing and for instruction prior to being assigned to duty.

Two. You will be quartered and subsisted at government expense, and will be given an opportunity to send your civilian clothing to your home.

Three. Present these orders to the commanding officer at the Naval rendezvous.

For transportation is enclosed.

By direction of the Commandant,

Signed John Murphy

US NRF commanding

Lieut. Cmdr. section 1