Orders from Henry Glass to Commanding Officer, USS Boston
Subject(s): Boston (Protected cruiser), Military orders, Naval art and science, Naval reconnaissance, Orders, Preparation of (Military science), Panama, Panama--Tuira River, Scouting (Reconnaissance), Scouts and scouting, United States. Department of the Navy, United States. Dept. of the Navy
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Rear Admiral Glass orders USS Boston to San Miguel Bay to pick up three officers. The officers will be taken up the Tuira River in boats as far as Yaviza, Panama, where they will make observations as ordered by the Navy Department. After the observations are complete, Boston is to return to port in Panama City, Panama.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-12-07
Creator(s)
Recipient
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
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:
Orders from Henry Glass to Commanding Officer, USS Boston. [December 7, 1903]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o42985. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Glass, Henry, 1844-1908. Orders from Henry Glass to Commanding Officer, USS Boston. [7 Dec. 1903]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o42985.
APA:
Glass, Henry, 1844-1908., [1903, December 7]. Orders from Henry Glass to Commanding Officer, USS Boston.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o42985.
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 15, 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.
