Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James Bryce
Subject(s): Bryce, Elizabeth Marion Ashton Bryce, Viscountess, 1854-1939, Etiquette, Long, John Davis, 1838-1915, Meetings, Selous, Frederick Courteney, 1851-1917
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Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt informs James Bryce he is acting Secretary of the Navy due to the absence of Secretary of the Navy Long but would like to meet with Bryce in New York in late September or early October. Roosevelt asks if Bryce knows Frederick Courteney Selous, as he would like to meet him, and also inquires if Bryce has an address for Spencer Walpole.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1897-08-17
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Bryce, James Bryce, Viscount, 1838-1922
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
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James Bryce. [August 17, 1897]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o159451. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James Bryce. [17 Aug. 1897]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 30, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o159451.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1897, August 17]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James Bryce.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o159451.
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 30, 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.