Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Herbert Livingston Satterlee
Subject(s): Military discipline, United States. Department of the Navy, United States. Dept. of the Navy
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President Roosevelt confirms receipt of the memorandum in the case of First Lieutenant John Newton. He does not believe that the United States Government can afford to be lenient in this case in view of the facts, and asks for Acting Secretary of the Navy Herbert Livingston Satterlee’s recommendation of how to proceed.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-12-26
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Satterlee, Herbert Livingston, 1863-1947
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
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 Herbert Livingston Satterlee. [December 26, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o205861. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Herbert Livingston Satterlee. [26 Dec. 1908]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o205861.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1908, December 26]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Herbert Livingston Satterlee.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o205861.
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.
