Letter from William E. Chandler to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Armor-plate, Battleships, Bethlehem Iron Company, Books and reading, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919, Cuba--Havana, Letters, Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924, Long, John Davis, 1838-1915, Naval gunnery, Navies, United States. Navy, Watson, John Crittenden, 1842-1923
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Senator Chandler agrees with Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt on acquiring the guns for the United States’ commercial ships and torpedo boats and that deciding on a general policy about the Navy’s size before building any additional large ships would be wise. Chandler wants to find some way to force Andrew Carnegie and the Bethlehem Iron Company to make plate armor on mutually agreed-upon terms. Roosevelt does not need to say anymore about the “infernal gunboat,” as hopefully it served as a good lesson. He sends a letter from Howell to be read only by Roosevelt and Secretary of the Navy John D. Long. Chandler asks when a warship is going to Havana, Cuba.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1897-09-25
Creator(s)
Chandler, William E. (William Eaton), 1835-1917
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
Assistant Secretary of the Navy (April 1897-April 1898)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
4
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from William E. Chandler to Theodore Roosevelt. [September 25, 1897]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o25731. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Chandler, William E. (William Eaton), 1835-1917. Letter from William E. Chandler to Theodore Roosevelt. [25 Sep. 1897]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o25731.
APA:
Chandler, William E. (William Eaton), 1835-1917., [1897, September 25]. Letter from William E. Chandler to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o25731.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. 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. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
