Long, John Davis, 1838-1915

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1900-06-21

Creator(s)

Long, John Davis, 1838-1915

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1900-03-08

Creator(s)

Long, John Davis, 1838-1915

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1900-01-02

Creator(s)

Long, John Davis, 1838-1915

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1899-11-23

Creator(s)

Long, John Davis, 1838-1915

Recipient

Cowles, Anna Roosevelt, 1855-1931

Language

English

Although he believes they have already met, former Secretary of the Navy John Davis Long introduces Theodore Roosevelt to Unitarian minister Charles W. Wendte.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-02-10

Creator(s)

Long, John Davis, 1838-1915

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1910-12-05

Creator(s)

Long, John Davis, 1838-1915

Recipient

Harris, Ira, 1848-1913

Language

English

John Davis Long sends President Roosevelt a copy of the comments he made on a recent article by Henry Reuterdahl, and is sure that Roosevelt will agree with what he wrote.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-12-22

Creator(s)

Long, John Davis, 1838-1915

John Davis Long, formerly Secretary of the Navy under President McKinley, writes to President Roosevelt regarding a recent article by Henry Reuterdahl. Reuterdahl suggested Long’s unfitness to be Secretary of the Navy, and wrote that Roosevelt, who was Assistant Secretary of the Navy, “was the Navy Department,” which Long jokes is rather hard on the other people in the department who worked under them and did most of the work. He promises to send Roosevelt a copy of his letter responding to the article as soon as it is published, and is sure Roosevelt will agree with it.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-12-19

Creator(s)

Long, John Davis, 1838-1915

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-05-04

Creator(s)

Long, John Davis, 1838-1915

John Davis Long praises President Roosevelt’s letter accepting the Republican nomination for the presidency, and wishes it could have been published in time for people in Maine to read it before their election.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-09-12

Creator(s)

Long, John Davis, 1838-1915

John Davis Long, former Secretary of the Navy, protests Henry Reuterdahl’s recent characterization of the Navy Department under his leadership in an article in Pearson’s magazine. By saying that President Roosevelt “was the navy department,” Reuterdahl ignores the contributions of the chiefs of the various bureaus within the Navy Department, as well as the numerous employees and officers that helped the department to run smoothly. Long acknowledges that Roosevelt, during his term as Assistant Secretary of the Navy, was efficient and active in his duty, but wishes to correct the record.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-12-19

Creator(s)

Long, John Davis, 1838-1915

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1899-08-13

Creator(s)

Long, John Davis, 1838-1915

Recipient

Root, Elihu, 1845-1937

Language

English

John Davis Long encloses President William McKinley’s letter dated August 15, 1900, declining to attend the Grand Army of the Republic’s National Encampment. Long recalls that the reason was the trouble in the Philippines.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-02-18

Creator(s)

Long, John Davis, 1838-1915

John Davis Long replies to President Roosevelt that he should not hesitate in accepting the invitation to the meeting of the National Encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-02-16

Creator(s)

Long, John Davis, 1838-1915

Secretary of the Navy Long would like to delay the decision on the naval station in Puerto Rico until the capabilities of the various anchorages have been determined and the various harbor improvements completed.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-01-29

Creator(s)

Long, John Davis, 1838-1915

Secretary of the Navy Long defends the naval appropriations.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-01-28

Creator(s)

Long, John Davis, 1838-1915

Secretary of the Navy Long reports that the Navy Department’s Judge Advocate General has found no precedent for an appeal to the President from an action by a court of inquiry.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-01-10

Creator(s)

Long, John Davis, 1838-1915

John Davis Long extends an invitation to President Roosevelt to attend the Grand Army of the Republic’s national encampment in Boston, an honor he says every Republican president has completed.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-02-11

Creator(s)

Long, John Davis, 1838-1915

John Davis Long clarifies President Roosevelt’s position regarding the naval strategy of the Spanish battle fleet. Long commits to making appropriate revisions.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-10-17

Creator(s)

Long, John Davis, 1838-1915

John Davis Long regrets that some of his personal reminisces, which were published in The Outlook, about the beginning of the Spanish-American War and President Roosevelt’s activities as assistant secretary of the Navy have bothered Roosevelt. However, Long defends his statements and suggests that they are generally complimentary towards Roosevelt but perhaps poorly worded.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-10-14

Creator(s)

Long, John Davis, 1838-1915