Secretary of the Navy Bonaparte updates William Loeb on Admiral Eustace Barron Rogers’s acceptance to be appointed Paymaster General. He also includes the requested memorandum from Admiral H. T. B. Harris and discusses the findings of the recent Court of Enquiry. Bonaparte also asks for advice regarding the cases of the three naval academy candidates turned down for deafness and that of J. Raynor Wells’s.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-08

Creator(s)

Bonaparte, Charles J. (Charles Joseph), 1851-1921

Recipient

Loeb, William, 1866-1937

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

8

Production Method

Dictated

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 Charles J. Bonaparte to William Loeb. [September 8, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o54187. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Bonaparte, Charles J. (Charles Joseph), 1851-1921. Letter from Charles J. Bonaparte to William Loeb. [8 Sep. 1906]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o54187.

APA:

Bonaparte, Charles J. (Charles Joseph), 1851-1921., [1906, September 8]. Letter from Charles J. Bonaparte to William Loeb.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o54187.

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 6, 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.