Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William S. Cowles
Subject(s): Entertaining, Friendship--Correspondence, Long, John Davis, 1838-1915, Vacations
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Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt informs William S. Cowles that he is taking time off since Secretary of the Navy John Davis Long has returned. He hopes to visit with Cowles. Roosevelt thanks him for the note about the USS Indiana. Roosevelt has been unsuccessful in calling on Cowles’s sister-in-law, Mary Ada Johnston Cowles.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1897-09-29
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Cowles, Wm. S. (William Sheffield), 1846-1923
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 William S. Cowles. [September 29, 1897]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o159836. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William S. Cowles. [29 Sep. 1897]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o159836.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1897, September 29]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William S. Cowles.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o159836.
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 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.
