Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Moorfield Storey
Subject(s): California--Mare Island Strait, Canteens (Establishments), Long, John Davis, 1838-1915, United States. Navy
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Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt informs Moorfield Storey the Secretary of the Navy John Davis Long and Roosevelt would like to abolish the canteens and post-traderships, but Roosevelt would like to have a substitute in place before carrying the plan out.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1897-08-30
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
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 Moorfield Storey. [August 30, 1897]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o159568. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Moorfield Storey. [30 Aug. 1897]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o159568.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1897, August 30]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Moorfield Storey.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o159568.
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.
