Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Francis T. Bowles
Subject(s): Resignation from office, United States. Navy Department. Bureau of Construction and Repair, United States. Navy Dept. Bureau of Construction and Repair
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President Roosevelt regretfully accepts Rear Admiral Bowles’s resignation of his commission as a naval constructor and appointment as Chief Constructor of the United States Navy.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-10-30
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Bowles, Francis T. (Francis Tiffany), 1858-1927
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
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 Francis T. Bowles. [October 30, 1903]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o186329. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Francis T. Bowles. [30 Oct. 1903]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 30, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o186329.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1903, October 30]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Francis T. Bowles.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o186329.
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 30, 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.
