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

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1899-02-01

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

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

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1898-04-20

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

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

Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt writes to Captain Evans regarding various aspects of the use of battleships in conflict with Spain. He also comments on the various degrees of preparedness of the branches of the Armed Forces.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1898-04-20

Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt informs Captain Evans that he will speak to the Secretary and that he has been advising along the same lines as Evans advises in his letter. Roosevelt feels that the sailing of Spanish torpedo catchers should be treated as a mobilizing hostile army.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1898-03-16

President Roosevelt is glad Rear Admiral Evans is writing on the navy. He praises Evans’s career as one of honor, and hopes his book will be widely read for, “it can not but tend in favor of a growing and lofty patriotism.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-08-17

Captain Mahan forwards lists of “Medical and Pay Department stores” sent to Kingston, Jamaica, which were not returned. The enclosed lists include sugar, butter, and other food stuffs, as well as muslin, chloroform, and boric acid.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-01-21

Admiral Davis writes to Admiral Evans that he has authorized extended leave for Guantanamo Bay Assistant Paymaster Lawrence G. Haughey in Jamaica until he can find a vessel on which to return to Cuba.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-01-19

Rear Admiral C. H. Davis writes to Robley D. Evans, Commander in Chief of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet, regarding the situation in Jamaica. Much of Kingston has been damaged by the earthquake and ensuing fire, and is a scene of total confusion, although shipping has not been disturbed. The governor, James Alexander Swettenham, seems to have the situation under control, and has declined assistance from Davis’s men. Davis has respected this, but believes that Swettenham has overestimated the security of the situation, especially away from the main city, and feels that the Missouri should remain until the situation is clearer.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-01-17

LIKELY ID 266012

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-02-10

George B. Cortelyou informs Rear Admiral Evans that President Roosevelt has several suggestions to add to Evans’s statement on naval maintenance and maneuvers.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-02-10

President Roosevelt appoints the date for the first meeting of the Navy Reform Commission and asks that they meet in the office of the Secretary of the Navy.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-01-29

President Roosevelt informs Rear Admiral Evans that he is appointed to a commission to inspect the organization of the United States Navy Department to determine what improvements would make it able to support a “first class fighting fleet.” Roosevelt outlines items Evans should inspect and asks that the first report be completed soon, followed by a second report detailing recommendations of changes to be made. In addition, Evans should recommend the number, location, and general facilities of the navy yards to maintain the fleet in constant readiness for war and in times of peace.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-01-27

President Roosevelt expresses sympathy for Rear Admiral Evans’s “sad homecoming” and will see him whenever Evans feels able. He believes that Evans should be made a vice admiral, but has not had success getting the consent of the Senate committee.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-05-17

President Roosevelt relieves Rear Admiral Evans of command at his own request. He thanks Evans for his long service in the United States Navy and recaps his career, which has seen the country emerge as a first class naval power.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-03-23

President Roosevelt is having a dinner for Panamanian President Manuel Guerrero Amador, which Charlotte Taylor Evans has said she cannot attend. He asks Admiral Evans if he will attend the dinner, or prefer a quiet lunch along with Mrs. Evans.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-11-16

President Roosevelt and First Lady Roosevelt inform Rear Admiral Evans that they are shocked to hear about the disastrous news in Hampton Roads.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-06-12

President Roosevelt would like to do as Admiral Evans desires in the matter of Captain William Swift’s court-martial. However, in speaking with naval officials and thinking over the matter, he cannot pardon Swift without also pardoning Captain Perry Garst. Pardoning both captains would set a bad precedent regarding accidents in which ships run aground.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-05-04

Before Theodore Roosevelt takes action on Robley D. Evans’ Inter-Departmental Board report, Roosevelt would like to hear the Board’s thoughts on the Marconi matter, presumably referring to an issue between the Marconi Company and the installation of their equipment on the Nantucket Shoals Lightship belonging to the U.S. Navy.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-07-21

President Roosevelt would like Rear Admiral Evans to comment upon a letter from Benjamin Tracy, a former Secretary of the Navy, regarding a naval battle during the Spanish-American War.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-02-06

President Roosevelt sends Rear Admiral Evans a copy of the statement Evans made regarding a naval engagement during the Spanish-American War. Roosevelt would like Evans to alter the statement as he sees fit and return it for the President’s future reference.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-02-03