Letter from George Albert Converse to William Loeb

Subject(s): Battleships, Memorandums, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905)

Following the verbal instructions of President Roosevelt, Rear Admiral George Albert Converse, Chief of the Bureau of Navigation, submits a memorandum on the subject of battleships in the Russo-Japanese War. Converse informs William Loeb that he is including two appendices with the memorandum, which explain certain subjects in more detail.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-10-27

Creator(s)

Converse, George Albert, 1844-1909

Recipient

Loeb, William, 1866-1937

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

2

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Multi-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 George Albert Converse to William Loeb. [October 27, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o47417. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Converse, George Albert, 1844-1909. Letter from George Albert Converse to William Loeb. [27 Oct. 1904]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o47417.

APA:

Converse, George Albert, 1844-1909., [1904, October 27]. Letter from George Albert Converse to William Loeb.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o47417.

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.