Letter from Wm. S. Cowles to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Presidents--Travel

Admiral Cowles writes President Roosevelt offering to have one of his captains accompany him on the canal route.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-10-31

Creator(s)

Cowles, Wm. S. (William Sheffield), 1846-1923

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

2

Production Method

Handwritten

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 Wm. S. Cowles to Theodore Roosevelt. [October 31, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o54776. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Cowles, Wm. S. (William Sheffield), 1846-1923. Letter from Wm. S. Cowles to Theodore Roosevelt. [31 Oct. 1906]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 19, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o54776.

APA:

Cowles, Wm. S. (William Sheffield), 1846-1923., [1906, October 31]. Letter from Wm. S. Cowles to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o54776.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. 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. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 19, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.

APA:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.