Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Isaac E. Emerson
Subject(s): Louisiana, Maryland, Naval militia, Yantic (Gunboat)
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Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt informs Isaac E. Emerson that the Michigan personnel are coming to talk to him about sending the USS Yantic through the canal locks. He assures Emerson that he will not forget the Maryland militia and their work. Roosevelt wishes other states were as good to their naval militia as Maryland.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1897-09-25
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Emerson, Isaac E. (Isaac Edward), 1859-1931
Language
English
Period
Assistant Secretary of the Navy (April 1897-April 1898)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Isaac E. Emerson. [September 25, 1897]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o159794. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Isaac E. Emerson. [25 Sep. 1897]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 12, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o159794.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1897, September 25]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Isaac E. Emerson.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o159794.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 12, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
