Letter from Beekman Winthrop to Thomas N. Phillips

Subject(s): Retired military personnel, Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930

Acting Secretary of the Navy Winthrop informs Thomas N. Phillips that the Naval Retiring Board found him unfit for active service. President William H. Taft has approved the Board’s findings and directed Phillips be transferred to the Retired List of Officers of the Navy. W. A. Marshall and C. T. Hibbett endorse the item, and Phillips certifies it as true.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1910-12-21

Creator(s)

Winthrop, Beekman, 1874-1940

Recipient

Phillips, Thomas N. (Thomas Newkirk), 1869-1935

Language

English

Period

African Safari (March 1909-1910)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

1

Production Method

Typed

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 Beekman Winthrop to Thomas N. Phillips. [December 21, 1910]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o62841. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Winthrop, Beekman, 1874-1940. Letter from Beekman Winthrop to Thomas N. Phillips. [21 Dec. 1910]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 2, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o62841.

APA:

Winthrop, Beekman, 1874-1940.: , [1910, December 21]. Letter from Beekman Winthrop to Thomas N. Phillips. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o62841.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. 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 Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 2, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.

APA:

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