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Admiral Evans informs Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt that he has turned his ankle and must take care of himself to be able to work when he arrives in Key West, Florida. He encloses requests for command of a large ship and movement of guard boats. He writes that the “safety of our fleet will depend on the promptness with which the guard boats are sent to Key West.” Evans regrets not being able to have lunch together as planned.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1898-03-25

Creator(s)

Evans, Robley D. (Robley Dunglison), 1846-1912

George Haven Putnam responds to Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt’s inquiry regarding the total number of copies sold of three books Roosevelt has written.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1898-03-25

Creator(s)

Putnam, George Haven, 1844-1930

William Tudor writes to Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt about newspaper reports that the administration plans to overlook the explosion of the USS Maine. Tudor argues that their primary responsibility is to self-protection and that the United States should order the Spaniards to “conduct the war in a civilized war.” He warns that if the government does not respond accordingly “there will be found still greater difficulty in finding men to serve on our ships.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1898-03-26

Creator(s)

Tudor, William, 1848-1923

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1898-03-30

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, John Ellis, 1853-1939

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Receipt from the Metropolitan Club Restaurant for scrambled eggs, a glass of milk, and sardines. Theodore Roosevelt paid fifty-five cents for the meal.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1898-03-31

Creator(s)

Metropolitan Club (Washington, D.C.)

Benjamin F. Tracy writes to Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt with a dispatch that he sent President William McKinley. In it, Tracy suggests that even though the nation is not at war with Spain yet, it is still wise to move the fleet into an advantageous position. He writes that the duration of the war is dependent on whether the US can strike the first blow.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1898-04-02

Creator(s)

Tracy, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1830-1915

Benjamin F. Tracy writes President McKinley advocating that US troops begin fighting Spain. It is imperative in his opinion that the Spanish fleet in the West Indies be crushed before it can be united with the ships on the Spanish Coast.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1898-04-02

Creator(s)

Tracy, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1830-1915

Receipt from the Metropolitan Club Restaurant for a meal which included half a spring chicken and two glasses of milk. Theodore Roosevelt paid fifty-five cents for the meal.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1898-04-02

Creator(s)

Metropolitan Club (Washington, D.C.)

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1898-04-03

Creator(s)

Root, Elihu, 1845-1937

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Houghton, Mifflin and Company received Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt’s prefaces to his books Thomas H. Benton and Gouverneur Morris: The Study of His Life and Work and inform him that as of January 1, 1898, the first book has sold 6,338 copies and the second, 5,385 copies.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1898-04-07

Creator(s)

Houghton, Mifflin and Company

Major General Merriam reminds General Miles not to forget that Cuba is now engaged in normal business practices that could impact mobilization tactics.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1898-04-12

Creator(s)

Merriam, Henry C. (Henry Clay), 1837-1912

Invoice for books shipped in February and March, with receipt at bottom; Turner-Turner Hunting and Trapping, Chapman Travels in the Interior, Kerr Far Interior, Wilcox Camping in the Canadian Rockies, and others.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1898-04-12

Creator(s)

Rowland Ward Limited

Receipt from the Metropolitan Club Restaurant for a meal that included mutton chops, a glass of milk, and scrambled eggs. Theodore Roosevelt paid one dollar and ten cents for the meal.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1898-04-14

Creator(s)

Metropolitan Club (Washington, D.C.)

William Wells tells Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt that his letter is at hand and that he is sorry that an unidentified person cannot make it out. If Roosevelt is to come, they will plan a big hunt. The best times are the spring and late fall. Wells is getting dogs ready for hunts and has been wanting to handle more grizzly bears. Wells also mentions the hunting practices of the Shoshone Indians.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1898-04-15

Creator(s)

Wells, William, 1862-

Benjamin F. Tracy writes Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt asking why the Navy is not working more expeditiously to build torpedo boats for the impending conflict with Spain. He suggests that the USS Kearsage and USS Kentucky be completed by September 1.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1898-04-16

Creator(s)

Tracy, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1830-1915

The Committee on Naval Affairs reports on the service of Lewis Randolph Hamersly in the volunteer Navy and in the Marine Corps. Hamersly is asking to be placed on the retired list of the Marine Corps, having resigned his commission many years earlier because of illness. The bill being considered by the House of Representatives would grant him that request. The report includes a letter from Secretary of the Navy Benjamin F. Tracy, testifying to Hamersly’s commendable conduct.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1892-05-10

Creator(s)

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Naval Affairs

James Bryce regrets not responding to Commissioner Roosevelt’s letter sooner. He comments on the likely outcome of the upcoming elections in England. Bryce also notes that the issue of the Minneapolis Convention is “rather tragic” for James Gillespie Blaine.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1892-06-15

Creator(s)

Bryce, James Bryce, Viscount, 1838-1922

Rear Admiral Brown thanks Theodore Roosevelt for his article, “The Foreign Policy of President Harrison,” in which Roosevelt discussed naval actions in Chile over which Brown had command. Brown also remarks that United States Minister Patrick Egan has arrived in Chile and has filled his role well. Brown encloses an article by an “able and influential Chilean” which may be of interest to Roosevelt.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1892-09-05

Creator(s)

Brown, George, 1835-1913

Secretary of State Foster provides a letter of reference for William Eleroy Curtis, director of the Bureau of American Republics and representative of the World’s Fair, who was traveling to obtain items for exhibition at the World’s Columbian Exposition the following year.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1892-09-22

Creator(s)

Foster, John W. (John Watson), 1836-1917

Receipt from a meal at the Metropolitan Club Restaurant in which Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt ordered two pork chops, two orders of potatoes, four orders of strawberries, two glasses of milk, and one beer.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1898-04-16

Creator(s)

Metropolitan Club Restaurant