Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Herbert Elliott Hamblen
Subject(s): Civil service positions, Collis, Charles Henry Tucky, 1838-1901, Employment references, Long, John Davis, 1838-1915, New York (N.Y.). Department of Public Works, New York (N.Y.). Dept. of Public Works, New York (State)--New York, United States. Department of the Navy, United States. Dept. of the Navy
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Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt is sorry that he has not been able to secure a position for Herbert Elliott Hamblen yet. Charles Henry Tucky Collis, of the New York Department of Public Works feels that there are better engineers than Hamblen, and all the positions in the navy yard are filled under civil service regulations.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1897-06-10
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Hamblen, Herbert Elliott, 1849-1908
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 Herbert Elliott Hamblen. [June 10, 1897]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o158964. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Herbert Elliott Hamblen. [10 Jun. 1897]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 8, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o158964.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1897, June 10]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Herbert Elliott Hamblen.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o158964.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. 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. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 8, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
