Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Sylvester Chamberlain

Subject(s): Etiquette, Maps, Mississippi, Tennessee, United States. Weather Bureau

Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt thanks Sylvester Chamberlain for his kind words. He is uncertain if the Weather Bureau has published the map of the overflowed districts in Mississippi and Tennessee but will look into the matter.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1897-04-19

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Chamberlain, Sylvester, 1842-1914

Language

English

Period

Assistant Secretary of the Navy (April 1897-April 1898)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

2

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Image

Resource Type

Letter

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 Sylvester Chamberlain. [April 19, 1897]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o158418. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Sylvester Chamberlain. [19 Apr. 1897]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o158418.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1897, April 19]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Sylvester Chamberlain.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o158418.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

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. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.

APA:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.