Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Fidelio S. Carter
Subject(s): Recruiting and enlistment, United States, West, United States. Navy
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Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt agrees with Fidelio S. Carter that more people from the West should be recruited for the United States Navy, and there is currently a naval officer traveling in the west to enlist more western men.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1897-08-11
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Carter, Fidelio S. (Fidelio Sharps), 1853-1934
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 Fidelio S. Carter. [August 11, 1897]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o159397. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Fidelio S. Carter. [11 Aug. 1897]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o159397.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1897, August 11]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Fidelio S. Carter.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o159397.
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 5, 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.
