Letter from Henry Clay Taylor to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Armed Forces--Staffs, Fire control (Naval gunnery), Firearms--Sights, Germany, Great Britain, Naval art and science, Naval gunnery, Sims, William Sowden, 1858-1936, United States. Navy, United States. Navy Department. Bureau of Ordnance, United States. Navy Dept. Bureau of Ordnance
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Henry Clay Taylor reports to President Roosevelt that the United States Navy is improving its marksmanship but remains inferior to Germany. He hopes that German style fire control exercises will be put in place during the winter. The Bureau of Ordnance is preparing the new sights needed for these exercises. Taylor suggests that a General Staff could help improve efficiency. He encloses a memorandum from Lieutenant Commander Sims regarding these issues.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-09-29
Creator(s)
Taylor, H. C. (Henry Clay), 1845-1904
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
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
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Henry Clay Taylor to Theodore Roosevelt. [September 29, 1903]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o42329. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Taylor, H. C. (Henry Clay), 1845-1904. Letter from Henry Clay Taylor to Theodore Roosevelt. [29 Sep. 1903]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o42329.
APA:
Taylor, H. C. (Henry Clay), 1845-1904., [1903, September 29]. Letter from Henry Clay Taylor to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o42329.
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.
