Note 5 — Chapter II · Was Independence Promised?
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“Whether Admiral Dewey and Consuls Pratt, Wildman,5 and Williams6 did or did not give Aguinaldo assurances that a Philippino government would be recognized, the Phillippinos certainly thought so, judging from their acts rather than from their words. Admiral Dewey gave them arms and ammunition, as I did subsequently at his request.”7