Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George Edmund Foss
Subject(s): Ammunition, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Naval Affairs, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Naval Affairs, United States. Navy
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President Roosevelt urgently asks Representative Foss to meet the following morning. For reasons Roosevelt cannot reveal by mail, the Navy is in desperate need of ammunition, which Foss’ House Committee on Naval Affairs must provide. Roosevelt believes five million dollars should be dedicated to ammunition as a start.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-02-08
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Foss, George Edmund, 1863-1936
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George Edmund Foss. [February 8, 1907]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o198504. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George Edmund Foss. [8 Feb. 1907]. Multi-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/o198504.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.: , [1907, February 8]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George Edmund Foss. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o198504.
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.
