Letter from Charles William De la Poer Beresford to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Letters, Marine accidents, Thank-you notes

Admiral Beresford thanks President Roosevelt for his letter and explains that he wrote to Roosevelt twice about the accident on the USS Missouri because he was afraid his first letter had not reached Roosevelt.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-06-22

Creator(s)

Beresford, Charles William De la Poer Beresford, Baron, 1846-1919

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

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 William De la Poer Beresford to Theodore Roosevelt. [June 22, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o45760. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Beresford, Charles William De la Poer Beresford, Baron, 1846-1919. Letter from Charles William De la Poer Beresford to Theodore Roosevelt. [22 Jun. 1904]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 27, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o45760.

APA:

Beresford, Charles William De la Poer Beresford, Baron, 1846-1919., [1904, June 22]. Letter from Charles William De la Poer Beresford to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o45760.

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. March 27, 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.