Letter from Truman Handy Newberry to Victor Howard Metcalf
Subject(s): California--Mare Island Strait, Campbell, E. H. (Edward Hale), 1872-1946, Coal--Transportation--Costs, Cowles, Wm. S. (William Sheffield), 1846-1923, Diehl, S. W. B. (Samuel Willauer Black), 1851-1909, Freight and freightage--Costs, Hawaii--Honolulu, Washington (State)--Naval Station Puget Sound
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Assistant Secretary of the Navy Newberry requests Secretary of the Navy Metcalf’s approval to ship coal from the east coast of the United States to Honolulu, Puget Sound, and Mare Island using foreign vessels. The freight charges from American ships are “unreasonable” and only the president is authorized to approve such a request.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-05-28
Creator(s)
Newberry, Truman Handy, 1864-1945
Recipient
Metcalf, Victor Howard, 1853-1936
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Truman Handy Newberry to Victor Howard Metcalf. [May 28, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o56165. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Newberry, Truman Handy, 1864-1945. Letter from Truman Handy Newberry to Victor Howard Metcalf. [28 May. 1907]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. July 30, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o56165.
APA:
Newberry, Truman Handy, 1864-1945., [1907, May 28]. Letter from Truman Handy Newberry to Victor Howard Metcalf.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o56165.
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. July 30, 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.
