Letter from Merritt O. Chance to George B. Cortelyou
Subject(s): Defensive (Military science), Guam, Hawaii--Pearl Harbor, Letters, Long, John Davis, 1838-1915, Puerto Rico--San Juan, Root, Elihu, 1845-1937
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At the direction of Secretary of War Elihu Root, Merritt O. Chance returns Secretary of the Navy John Davis Long’s letter regarding “land defenses at Guam, Pearl Harbor, San Juan, and other points.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-03-06
Creator(s)
Chance, Merritt O. (Merritt Ogle), 1869-1943
Recipient
Cortelyou, George B. (George Bruce), 1862-1940
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Merritt O. Chance to George B. Cortelyou. [March 6, 1902]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o37170. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Chance, Merritt O. (Merritt Ogle), 1869-1943. Letter from Merritt O. Chance to George B. Cortelyou. [6 Mar. 1902]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o37170.
APA:
Chance, Merritt O. (Merritt Ogle), 1869-1943., [1902, March 6]. Letter from Merritt O. Chance to George B. Cortelyou.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o37170.
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. February 12, 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.
