Letter from Francis C. Travers to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Cowles, Wm. S. (William Sheffield), 1846-1923, Gleeson, Matthew C. (Matthew Carlin), 1870-1927, Illinois (Battleship)
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Francis C. Travers shares with President Roosevelt part of a letter he received from Father Matthew C. Gleeson, chaplain of the USS Missouri, on which a recent explosion had occurred. Gleeson asserts that some people want to hurt the President through Captain William S. Cowles, his brother-in-law, commander of the Missouri, by casting aspersions on the Captain’s leadership in light of a collision which occurred between the Missouri and the USS Illinois the previous year. Gleeson avows that Cowles saved both ships on that occasion through his expert seamanship. Gleeson urges that the Navy ought to have the Missouri brought to New York, to ensure that the truth be known about the recent accident.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-04-21
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 21, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o45081. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Travers, Francis C., 1849-1905. Letter from Francis C. Travers to Theodore Roosevelt. [21 Apr. 1904]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 19, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o45081.
APA:
Travers, Francis C., 1849-1905., [1904, April 21]. Letter from Francis C. Travers to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o45081.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. 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. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 19, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
