Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robley D. Evans
Subject(s): Confidential communications, Naval strategy, Spain. Armada, Spanish-American War (1898), United States. Department of the Navy, United States. Dept. of the Navy
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Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt informs Captain Evans that he will speak to the Secretary and that he has been advising along the same lines as Evans advises in his letter. Roosevelt feels that the sailing of Spanish torpedo catchers should be treated as a mobilizing hostile army.
Collection
Creation Date
1898-03-16
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Evans, Robley D. (Robley Dunglison), 1846-1912
Language
English
Period
Assistant Secretary of the Navy (April 1897-April 1898)
Repository
Harvard College Library
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
Electronic copy sponsored by the Theodore Roosevelt Center at Dickinson State University. For reproduction or publication permission, contact the Theodore Roosevelt Collection, Houghton Library. See the Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library Terms of Use for further copyright information.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robley D. Evans. [March 16, 1898]. Harvard College Library.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o280072. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robley D. Evans. [16 Mar. 1898]. Image.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o280072.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1898, March 16]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robley D. Evans.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o280072.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Harvard College Library. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library.
APA:
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library.
