Long, John Davis, 1838-1915 | - Theodore Roosevelt Center

Letter from John Davis Long to Theodore Roosevelt

Secretary of the Navy Long encloses a letter from Captain A. T. Mahan and his reply.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-01-17

Letter from John Davis Long to Theodore Roosevelt

Secretary of the Navy Long encloses a letter from Captain Charles D. Sigsbee regarding the Santiago campaign.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-01-15

Letter from John Davis Long to Theodore Roosevelt

Secretary of the Navy Long is favorable to Captain Goodrich being appointed naval attache at Berlin. However, Captain Charles D. Sigsbee of Naval Intelligence feels that William Henry Beehler, the current naval attache, should be retained for another six months.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-01-15

Letter from John Davis Long to Theodore Roosevelt

Secretary of the Navy Long encloses a letter he wrote to President McKinley on July 3, 1899, which refers to the “responsibility for waiving the delinquencies prior to the Santiago battle.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-01-14

Letter from John Davis Long to Theodore Roosevelt

Secretary of the Navy Long explains the Bureau of Equipment’s appropriations estimates for land defense of new American possessions. He adds that additional harbors require fortification and have been protected by the Navy until defense can be turned over to the War Department. He recommends creation of a board of army and naval officers to consider the defense of all naval bases in maritime ports.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-01-11

Letter from John Davis Long to Theodore Roosevelt

As requested, Secretary of the Navy Long encloses several letters written in February 1899.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-01-10

Memorandum from John Davis Long

Secretary of the Navy Long does not believe there is grounds for an appeal to the court of inquiry.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-01-09

Letter from John Davis Long to Theodore Roosevelt

Secretary of the Navy Long provides President Roosevelt with the name of a man Roosevelt has sought: Thomas Redfield Proctor of Utica, New York. Long also encloses an article from the Times to which Secretary of War Elihu Root referred.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-12-27

Letter from John Davis Long to Edwin H. Risley

Secretary of the Navy Long defends the Navy Department’s treatment of Admiral Winfield Scott Schley.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-12-19

Letter from John Davis Long to Theodore Roosevelt

Secretaryof the Navy Long will write to all of the contractors regarding the delayed construction of Navy vessels and remind them that commercial work is not to get preference over government work. In some instances, this disregard for the Navy Department’s wishes that vessels be worked on expeditiously has caused extensions to be rejected and penalties to be exacted, and in one case, the cause of proposals to be rejected for other vessels. Long believes that the letters and specific instructions should bring about the desired result.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-11-11

Letter from John Davis Long to Theodore Roosevelt

Secretary of the Navy Long returns the letter from Mr. Machen regarding Admiral A. S. Crowninshield. Long believes that those making complaints about Crowninshield should specify the issues so that action can be taken.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-11-04

Letter from John Davis Long to Theodore Roosevelt

Secretary of the Navy Long returns the letter from Mr. Agnus which accuses Admiral A. S. Crowninshield of doing an injustice towards Admiral Winfield Scott Schley. If Schley would specify charges against Crowninshield, an investigation could be started.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-10-31

Letter from John Davis Long to Theodore Roosevelt

Secretary of the Navy Long forwards a message from Rear Admiral Rodgers of the Asiatic squadron that the USS General Alava has been placed at the disposal of Governor of the Philippines William H. Taft.