Letter from George Albert Converse to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Battleships--Design and construction, Military weapons, New Hampshire (Battleship), Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905), T︠S︡esarevich (Battleship), United States. Department of the Navy, United States. Dept. of the Navy
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George Albert Converse, rear admiral and Chief of the Bureau of Navigation, had not discussed armor in an earlier report as he was focused on armaments. He has completed a memorandum and is submitting it. It discusses armor distribution in the Navy’s fleet, comparing the New Hampshire with Russia’s Czarevitch and with Japanese designs.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-11-15
Creator(s)
Converse, George Albert, 1844-1909
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
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:
Letter from George Albert Converse to Theodore Roosevelt. [November 15, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o47649. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Converse, George Albert, 1844-1909. Letter from George Albert Converse to Theodore Roosevelt. [15 Nov. 1904]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o47649.
APA:
Converse, George Albert, 1844-1909., [1904, November 15]. Letter from George Albert Converse to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o47649.
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.
