Letter from Presley Marion Rixey to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Banks and banking, Bonaparte, Charles J. (Charles Joseph), 1851-1921, California--Mare Island Strait, California--San Francisco, California--Yerba Buena Island, Carter, George Robert, 1866-1933, Carter, Helen Strong, 1866-1945, Farms, Hawaii--Honolulu, Hotels, Natural disasters, Navy-yards and naval stations, American, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948, San Francisco Earthquake (California : 1906), San Francisco Earthquake and Fire (California : 1906), Sanitation, United States. Department of the Navy, United States. Dept. of the Navy
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Surgeon General of the Navy, Presley Marion Rixey, writes to President Roosevelt while he is in transit to Honolulu with Governor Carter. The ship is half full because of the recent earthquake and fire in San Francisco, but Rixey is confident that the city will soon recover. Rixey also informs Roosevelt that he has studied the naval station at Yerba Buena and will be making a full report on needed sanitary reforms shortly.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-05-29
Creator(s)
Rixey, Presley Marion, 1852-1928
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
3
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 Presley Marion Rixey to Theodore Roosevelt. [May 29, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o53177. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Rixey, Presley Marion, 1852-1928. Letter from Presley Marion Rixey to Theodore Roosevelt. [29 May. 1906]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o53177.
APA:
Rixey, Presley Marion, 1852-1928., [1906, May 29]. Letter from Presley Marion Rixey to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o53177.
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.
