Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Davis Long
Subject(s): Coasts--Surveys, Florida--Dry Tortugas, Higginson, Francis John, 1843-1931, Letters
Click on image to zoom in
Assistant Secretary Roosevelt encloses a letter from Captain Higginson concerning the “extreme defectiveness of the surveys of the Dry Tortugas.”
Collection
Massachusetts Historical Society
Creation Date
1898-02-17
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Language
English
Period
Assistant Secretary of the Navy (April 1897-April 1898)
Repository
Massachusetts Historical Society
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Davis Long. [February 17, 1898]. Massachusetts Historical Society. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o293734. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Davis Long. [17 Feb. 1898]. Image.
Massachusetts Historical Society. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 19, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o293734.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1898, February 17]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Davis Long.
Massachusetts Historical Society. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o293734.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Massachusetts Historical Society. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/massachusetts-historical-society. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Massachusetts Historical Society. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 19, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/massachusetts-historical-society.
APA:
Massachusetts Historical Society. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/massachusetts-historical-society.
