Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William E. Chandler
Subject(s): Massachusetts--Boston, Naval gunnery, O'Neil, Charles, 1842-1927, Ordnance, Naval--Costs, Reed, Thomas B. (Thomas Brackett), 1839-1902, Ships--Maintenance and repair, United States. Navy Department, United States. Navy Department. Bureau of Navigation, United States. Navy Department. Bureau of Ordnance, United States. Navy Dept., United States. Navy Dept. Bureau of Navigation, United States. Navy Dept. Bureau of Ordnance
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Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt was pleased with Senator Chandler’s letter to Charles O’Neil, Chief of the Bureau of Ordnance. He has been reviewing the financial estimates and making cuts for all the bureaus except Ordnance. There is a need for naval gunnery, ammunition, and items relating to “warlike efficiency.” Representative Thomas B. Reed recently wrote Roosevelt about “that infernal gun-boat,” the USS Newport, which Roosevelt sent to Boston, Massachusetts, on the recommendation of the Bureau of Navigation.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1897-09-23
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Chandler, William E. (William Eaton), 1835-1917
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
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William E. Chandler. [September 23, 1897]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o159777. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William E. Chandler. [23 Sep. 1897]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 16, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o159777.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1897, September 23]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William E. Chandler.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o159777.
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.
