Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Francis John Higginson
Subject(s): Homes, Housing, New York Naval Shipyard, Sailors
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Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt approves of Francis John Higginson’s plan to establish a Sailors’ Rest House near the New York Navy Yard and will do what he can to help. Such an establishment will remove “many of the temptation which now beset Jack while on shore.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1897-05-07
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Higginson, Francis John, 1843-1931
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 Francis John Higginson. [May 7, 1897]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o158655. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Francis John Higginson. [7 May. 1897]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 23, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o158655.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1897, May 7]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Francis John Higginson.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o158655.
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 23, 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.
