Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Davis Long
Subject(s): Administrative agencies, Crowninshield, A. S. (Arent Schuyler), 1843-1908, Fires, Hawaii, McKinley, William, 1843-1901, Memorandums, Navy-yards and naval stations, New York (State), Peters, Edward M. (Edward McClure), 1860-1924, United States. Hydrographic Office
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Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt sent Secretary of the Navy Long a telegram about the burning of the Navy Yard. He gave President McKinley information after he inquired about the naval forces on the Pacific Coast. The “teapot tempest” about the Hydrographic Office “continues to simmer wildly.” Roosevelt made arrangements for the Navy Department for the few days he will be in New York.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1897-04-23
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Language
English
Period
Assistant Secretary of the Navy (April 1897-April 1898)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Davis Long. [April 23, 1897]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o158505. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Davis Long. [23 Apr. 1897]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 16, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o158505.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1897, April 23]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Davis Long.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o158505.
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. January 16, 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.
