Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Wirt Kimball
Subject(s): Georgia--Savannah, Letters, Naval tactics
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Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt appreciates William Wirt Kimball’s letter. He is pleased that Kimball has been able to test the “search curve business” and understands that it will take time to get “‘into your tactics.'” Roosevelt wants to visit Kimball in Savannah, Georgia.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1897-10-25
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Kimball, William Wirt, 1848-1930
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 Wirt Kimball. [October 25, 1897]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o159990. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Wirt Kimball. [25 Oct. 1897]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o159990.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1897, October 25]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Wirt Kimball.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o159990.
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.
