Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Norman von Heldenreich Farquhar

Subject(s): Navy-yards and naval stations

Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt introduces E. A. Pinkney to Norman von Heldenreich Farquhar, Commandant of the Norfolk Navy Yard. He asks Farquhar to give Pinkney any privileges consistent with the yard’s rules.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1897-09-27

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Farquhar, Norman von Heldenreich, 1840-1907

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 Norman von Heldenreich Farquhar. [September 27, 1897]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o159802. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Norman von Heldenreich Farquhar. [27 Sep. 1897]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 16, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o159802.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1897, September 27]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Norman von Heldenreich Farquhar.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o159802.

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.