Acting Secretary of the Navy Darling clarifies the location of the North Atlantic Battleship Squadron which only traveled to the Azores and not to Europe. The regular squadron of cruisers in the Mediterranean was given orders to assist in the reception of President Emile Loubet at Marseilles, France.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-05-04

Creator(s)

Darling, Charles Hial, 1859-1944

Recipient

Hay, John, 1838-1905

Language

English

Period

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

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

1

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

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 Charles Hial Darling to John Hay. [May 4, 1903]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o40811. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Darling, Charles Hial, 1859-1944. Letter from Charles Hial Darling to John Hay. [4 May. 1903]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 22, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o40811.

APA:

Darling, Charles Hial, 1859-1944., [1903, May 4]. Letter from Charles Hial Darling to John Hay.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o40811.

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 22, 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.