Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Westminster S. Abbey
Subject(s): Armed Forces--Appropriations and expenditures, Bills, Legislative, United States. Department of the Navy, United States. Dept. of the Navy
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Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt informs Westminster S. Abbey that the Department of the Navy would need an appropriation to purchase the suggested chain. Roosevelt informs Abbey that he would have to introduce a bill to Congress for the appropriation.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1897-08-02
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Abbey, Westminster S. (Westminster Simeon), 1852-1922
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 Westminster S. Abbey. [August 2, 1897]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o159264. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Westminster S. Abbey. [2 Aug. 1897]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 16, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o159264.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1897, August 2]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Westminster S. Abbey.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o159264.
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.
