Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Davis Long

Subject(s): Letters, Memorandums, Postage stamps, United States. Navy Department, United States. Navy Dept.

Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt sends Secretary Long a report of his department’s use of stamps, countering many of the claims made in a memorandum sent by F. H. Stickney and M. L. Croxall.

Collection

Massachusetts Historical Society

Creation Date

1898-02-08

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Long, John Davis, 1838-1915

Language

English

Period

Assistant Secretary of the Navy (April 1897-April 1898)

Repository

Massachusetts Historical Society

Page Count

5

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Multi-image

Resource Type

Letter

Citation

Cite this Record

Chicago:

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Davis Long. [February 8, 1898]. Massachusetts Historical Society.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o293730. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Davis Long. [8 Feb. 1898]. Multi-image.
Massachusetts Historical Society. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o293730.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1898, February 8]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Davis Long.
Massachusetts Historical Society. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o293730.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Massachusetts Historical Society. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/massachusetts-historical-society. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Massachusetts Historical Society. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/massachusetts-historical-society.

APA:

Massachusetts Historical Society. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/massachusetts-historical-society.