Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Cameron McRae Winslow
Subject(s): Accident investigation, General Slocum (Steamboat), New York (State)--East River, Shipwrecks, Steamboat disasters, United States. Navy Department. Bureau of Navigation, United States. Navy Dept. Bureau of Navigation
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President Roosevelt thanks Commander Winslow for his important and admirable service on the commission to investigate the disaster of the General Slocum, which sank in the East River in New York on June 15, 1904, killing 1,021 people.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-10-12
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Winslow, Cameron McRae, 1854-1932
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 Cameron McRae Winslow. [October 12, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o189512. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Cameron McRae Winslow. [12 Oct. 1904]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 16, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o189512.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1904, October 12]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Cameron McRae Winslow.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o189512.
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.
