Letter from Francis C. Travers to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Cowles, Anna Roosevelt, 1855-1931, Cowles, Wm. S. (William Sheffield), 1846-1923, Farley, John M. (John Murphy), 1842-1918, Gleeson, Matthew C. (Matthew Carlin), 1870-1927, Marine accidents, Roosevelt family
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Francis C. Travers was pleased to see in the newspaper the telegram from President Roosevelt’s brother-in-law Captain William S. Cowles to Archbishop John M. Farley in reference to U.S. Navy Chaplain Matthew C. Gleeson. Travers praises Cowles’s bravery amidst hardships. He extends sympathies concerning a recent accident, probably the explosion on the USS Missouri, to Roosevelt and to Anna Roosevelt Cowles.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-04-19
Creator(s)
Travers, Francis C., 1849-1905
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
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 Francis C. Travers to Theodore Roosevelt. [April 19, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o45069. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Travers, Francis C., 1849-1905. Letter from Francis C. Travers to Theodore Roosevelt. [19 Apr. 1904]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o45069.
APA:
Travers, Francis C., 1849-1905., [1904, April 19]. Letter from Francis C. Travers to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o45069.
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.
