Letter from John Davis Long to Charles Sumner Hamlin
Subject(s): Telegraph
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Secretary of the Navy John Davis Long responds to a letter from Charles Hamlin, who is trying to obtain the soundings gathered by the U.S. cable-surveying ship Nemo, for the purposes of laying a transatlantic telegraph cable. Since the soundings were taken for the purposes of laying a government cable, and Congress is considering the question of constructing the cable, Long has recommended to President Roosevelt to wait for Congress to act. If Congress adjourns without making provision for the construction of the cable, the soundings could be made available to any company legally eligible to build the cable, provided the company offered reasonable compensation to the government for the cost incurred in taking them.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-04-30
Creator(s)
Recipient
Hamlin, Charles Sumner, 1861-1938
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
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 Charles Sumner Hamlin. [April 30, 1902]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o37772. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Long, John Davis, 1838-1915. Letter from John Davis Long to Charles Sumner Hamlin. [30 Apr. 1902]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. July 30, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o37772.
APA:
Long, John Davis, 1838-1915., [1902, April 30]. Letter from John Davis Long to Charles Sumner Hamlin.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o37772.
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. July 30, 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.
