Email Record: Detailed requirements of Bureau of Ordnance for armored cruisers West Virginia, Nebraska, and California (nos. 4, 5, and 6), authorized by Act of Congress approved Mar. 3, 1899, and Maryland, Colorado, and South Dakota (nos. 7, 8, and 9), authorized by Act of Congress approved June 7, 1900, and described in Navy Department circular dated July 31, 1900.