Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to W. F. Brantley

Subject(s): Administrative agencies, Alabama--Birmingham, Armor-plate, Georgia, Illinois, Metal trade, Pennsylvania

Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt enjoyed hearing from W. F. Brantley. He thinks he should submit a statement about Blythe Island, Georgia. The Amor Board has received hundreds of statements but cannot visit all the places requested. Roosevelt cannot speak authoritatively, but he thinks the board intends to visit Birmingham, Alabama, to look at a representative southern iron town.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1897-09-21

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Brantley, W. F.

Language

English

Period

Assistant Secretary of the Navy (April 1897-April 1898)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

1

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Image

Resource Type

Letter

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 W. F. Brantley. [September 21, 1897]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o159754. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to W. F. Brantley. [21 Sep. 1897]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 23, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o159754.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1897, September 21]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to W. F. Brantley.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o159754.

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 23, 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.