Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to H. C. Taylor
Subject(s): Indiana (Battleship : BB-1), Long, John Davis, 1838-1915, Ordnance testing, Scheduling, Torpedo-boats
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Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt informs Captain Taylor he will try to take a few days to see him test the guns if his work schedule allows it. Roosevelt has submitted the staff plan to Secretary of the Navy John Davis Long and is pleased with the readiness of the the USS Indiana that Taylor reports. Roosevelt recently wrote a report on the Porter to combat the exaggerations being reported in the newspapers.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1897-05-24
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Taylor, H. C. (Henry Clay), 1845-1904
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
Multi-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 H. C. Taylor. [May 24, 1897]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o158788. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to H. C. Taylor. [24 May. 1897]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o158788.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1897, May 24]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to H. C. Taylor.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o158788.
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 13, 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.
