Letter from Elisabeth Susan Buring Sampson to George B. Cortelyou
Subject(s): Armed Forces--Officers--Education, Military cadets, Navies--Officers, Sampson, Ralph E. (Ralph Earle), 1886-1965, Sampson, William Thomas, 1840-1902, United States Naval Academy
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Elisabeth Susan Buring Sampson, widow of Admiral William Thomas Sampson, encloses a formal application to the United States Naval Academy for her son, Ralph E. Sampson. When he was fifteen, Ralph performed poorly on sections of the examination but Mrs. Sampson cannot imagine Admiral Sampson’s son as anything other than a naval officer.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-02-09
Creator(s)
Sampson, Elisabeth Susan Buring, 1851-1936
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
4
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-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 Elisabeth Susan Buring Sampson to George B. Cortelyou. [February 9, 1903]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o38764. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Sampson, Elisabeth Susan Buring, 1851-1936. Letter from Elisabeth Susan Buring Sampson to George B. Cortelyou. [9 Feb. 1903]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o38764.
APA:
Sampson, Elisabeth Susan Buring, 1851-1936., [1903, February 9]. Letter from Elisabeth Susan Buring Sampson to George B. Cortelyou.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o38764.
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 5, 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.
