Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Stephen Bleecker Luce
Subject(s): Etiquette, Long, John Davis, 1838-1915, Navies--Officers, Navy-yards and naval stations
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Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt informs Stephen Bleecker Luce an officer had already been chosen as the Commodore of the navy yard by the Secretary of the Navy John Davis Long. Roosevelt is unable to do anything further.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1897-08-18
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Luce, Stephen Bleecker, 1827-1917
Language
English
Period
(1897, April-1898, April) Assistant Secretary of the Navy
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 Stephen Bleecker Luce. [August 18, 1897]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o159459. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Stephen Bleecker Luce. [18 Aug. 1897]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 16, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o159459.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1897, August 18]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Stephen Bleecker Luce.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o159459.
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.
