Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to H. C. Taylor
Subject(s): Battleships, Indiana (Battleship : BB-1), Iowa (Battleship), Long, John Davis, 1838-1915, Lothrop, Cyrus Edwin, 1861-1913, Naval militia, Sampson, William Thomas, 1840-1902, Treaties, United States. Department of State, United States. Dept. of State, Yantic (Gunboat)
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Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt informs H. C. Taylor that he will write to Cyrus Edwin Lothrop. He thinks the USS Yantic can be promised to the Naval Militia of the Lakes if the treaty does not prohibit it. Roosevelt will take the matter to the United States Department of State. He is glad that Taylor shares his views of the naval militia, which should be built up. Roosevelt talked to Secretary of the Navy John Davis Long about having Taylor and William Thomas Sampson test the USS Indiana and Iowa.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1897-05-04
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Taylor, H. C. (Henry Clay), 1845-1904
Language
English
Period
Assistant Secretary of the Navy (April 1897-April 1898)
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to H. C. Taylor. [May 4, 1897]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o310804. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to H. C. Taylor. [4 May. 1897]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 29, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o310804.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1897, May 4]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to H. C. Taylor.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o310804.
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. January 29, 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.
