Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Thomas S. Plowman
Subject(s): Etiquette, Hawley, Robert Bradley, 1849-1921, North Carolina, Recruiting and enlistment, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Naval Affairs, Virginia
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Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt thanks Representative Plowman for his letter and especially appreciates his sentiments as a member of the Naval Committee. He agrees with Plowman on increasing the number of Americans on the country’s ships. Roosevelt is trying to establish rendezvous for enlistments in several coastal areas where there are populations of sea-going Americans.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1897-09-29
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Plowman, Thomas S. (Thomas Scales), 1843-1919
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 Thomas S. Plowman. [September 29, 1897]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o159844. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Thomas S. Plowman. [29 Sep. 1897]. Image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 2, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o159844.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.: , [1897, September 29]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Thomas S. Plowman. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o159844.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. 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 Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 2, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
