Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Mary Louise Tyler Brock

Subject(s): Letters, Scheduling, Torpedo-boats

Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt sends Mary Louise Tyler Brock letters for her husband, John W. Brock. Roosevelt recently took his son to Newport, Rhode Island on a torpedo boat, but regrets that he will not be able to accept the invitation to visit with Brock.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1897-08-02

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Brock, Mary Louise Tyler, 1857-1940

Language

English

Period

Assistant Secretary of the Navy (April 1897-April 1898)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

1

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Image

Resource Type

Letter

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 Mary Louise Tyler Brock. [August 2, 1897]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o159265. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Mary Louise Tyler Brock. [2 Aug. 1897]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o159265.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1897, August 2]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Mary Louise Tyler Brock.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o159265.

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. February 6, 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.