Secretary of the Navy Long has received A. T. Mahan’s letter and cannot understand how periodicals can knowingly publish such misstatements. As requested, the letter will be laid before President Roosevelt but Long is confident that the President has no doubts regarding Mahan’s conduct.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-01-17

Creator(s)

Long, John Davis, 1838-1915

Recipient

Mahan, A. T. (Alfred Thayer), 1840-1914

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

2

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Multi-image

Resource Type

Letter

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 John Davis Long to A. T. Mahan. [January 17, 1902]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o36731. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Long, John Davis, 1838-1915. Letter from John Davis Long to A. T. Mahan. [17 Jan. 1902]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 29, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o36731.

APA:

Long, John Davis, 1838-1915., [1902, January 17]. Letter from John Davis Long to A. T. Mahan.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o36731.

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.