Letter from Samuel E. Moffett to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Cuba, Letters, Spanish-American War (1898)
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Samuel E. Moffett encloses Assistant Secretary Roosevelt’s letter with regrets that it should have been misinterpreted. He looks forward to hearing Roosevelt’s account of his achievements in Cuba.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1898-04-30
Creator(s)
Moffett, Samuel E. (Samuel Erasmus), 1860-1908
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
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 Samuel E. Moffett to Theodore Roosevelt. [April 30, 1898]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o25820. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Moffett, Samuel E. (Samuel Erasmus), 1860-1908. Letter from Samuel E. Moffett to Theodore Roosevelt. [30 Apr. 1898]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o25820.
APA:
Moffett, Samuel E. (Samuel Erasmus), 1860-1908., [1898, April 30]. Letter from Samuel E. Moffett to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o25820.
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. February 12, 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.
