Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Stephen Bleecker Luce
Subject(s): Capture at sea, Frigates, Great Britain. Royal Navy, Guerriere (Frigate), Java (Frigate), Macedonian (Frigate : 1810-1828), President (Frigate), War of 1812
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Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt strongly objects to getting the frigate, President, back from the British Royal Navy and hopes Admiral Stephen Bleecker Luce agrees.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1897-09-20
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Luce, Stephen Bleecker, 1827-1917
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 Stephen Bleecker Luce. [September 20, 1897]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o159748. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Stephen Bleecker Luce. [20 Sep. 1897]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o159748.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1897, September 20]. 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/o159748.
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 13, 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.
