Long, John Davis, 1838-1915

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1900-06-08

Creator(s)

Remey, George Collier, 1841-1928

Recipient

Long, John Davis, 1838-1915

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1900-06-07

Creator(s)

Kempff, Louis, 1841-1920

Recipient

Long, John Davis, 1838-1915

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1900-06-11

Creator(s)

Kempff, Louis, 1841-1920

Recipient

Long, John Davis, 1838-1915

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1900-06-11

Creator(s)

Kempff, Louis, 1841-1920

Recipient

Long, John Davis, 1838-1915

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1900-07-07

Creator(s)

Kempff, Louis, 1841-1920

Recipient

Long, John Davis, 1838-1915

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1900-06-27

Creator(s)

Kempff, Louis, 1841-1920

Recipient

Long, John Davis, 1838-1915

Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt urges Secretary Long to advise President McKinley not to conduct a joint investigation with Spain into the sinking of the USS Maine. Roosevelt believes that, in spite of opposition, Long should recommend that Congress authorize the building of as many as four battleships.

Collection

Massachusetts Historical Society

Creation Date

1898-02-19

Assistant Secretary Roosevelt encloses a letter from Captain Higginson concerning the “extreme defectiveness of the surveys of the Dry Tortugas.”

Collection

Massachusetts Historical Society

Creation Date

1898-02-17

In response to provocative articles in the press, Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt writes to Secretary Long to advise that extra precautions are taken to ensure that the Spanish ship, the Vizcaya, is safe while visiting New York harbor.

Collection

Massachusetts Historical Society

Creation Date

1898-02-17

Assistant Secretary Roosevelt encloses a letter from Edward Kirk Rawson, Superintendent of the Naval War Records. Roosevelt wishes the request could be granted.

Collection

Massachusetts Historical Society

Creation Date

1898-02-14

Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt advises Secretary Long that monitor ships ought to be put into commission to maintain parity with the Spanish Navy. Recent events, including the sinking of the USS Maine in Havana, Cuba, have highlighted the need for a strong naval force. While Congress may balk at increasing the size of the Navy, Roosevelt cautions that “it may be held against us for all time to come, not merely by the men of today, but by those who read the history in the future” if the Department does not recommend it.

Collection

Massachusetts Historical Society

Creation Date

1898-02-16

Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt sends Secretary Long a report of his department’s use of stamps, countering many of the claims made in a memorandum sent by F. H. Stickney and M. L. Croxall.

Collection

Massachusetts Historical Society

Creation Date

1898-02-08

Assistant Secretary Roosevelt encloses letters from the artist Albert Bierstadt and Robert O’Shea.

Collection

Massachusetts Historical Society

Creation Date

1898-01-29

In light of damage which has occurred to the ships Foote and Rodgers, Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt reports on past experience with various iron works and shipbuilders. Moving forward, Roosevelt advises Secretary of the Navy Long that contracts should be given primarily on the basis of good work, with cost being a secondary consideration.

Collection

Massachusetts Historical Society

Creation Date

1898-01-22

Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt has consulted with Colonel Theo. A. Bingham and John Addison Porter, secretary to President McKinley. It is agreed that Secretary of the Navy Long should issue a directive that all officers of the navy attending an official function at the White House should be in full dress.

Collection

Massachusetts Historical Society

Creation Date

1898-01-22

Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt encloses three memoranda for Secretary of the Navy Long. The first concerns the suitability of the Dry Tortugas as a naval base, the second is about the subject of torpedoes, and the third reports that the Italian government has agreed to sell two armored cruisers to Spain. Roosevelt calls Long’s attention to the growth of Spain’s naval force, in contrast to the United States’ relative stagnation.

Collection

Massachusetts Historical Society

Creation Date

1898-01-22

Assistant Secretary Roosevelt is concerned that the Navy has fallen behind in gun practice. Roosevelt has gathered a number of reports from abroad and would like to establish a board of experts who can help improve current gun practice. Roosevelt also encloses a letter from Francis B. Loomis, American Minister to Venezuela.

Collection

Massachusetts Historical Society

Creation Date

1898-01-04

Congressman Robert Bradley Hawley would like the torpedo boat flotilla and one additional ship to be in Galveston for George Washington’s birthday, February 22. Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt hopes that Secretary of the Navy Long will consider this request as Hawley is a “a clean, straight, able Republican.”

Collection

Massachusetts Historical Society

Creation Date

1898-01-03

Assistant Secretary Roosevelt agrees with Congressman Hawley that one vessel of the fleet should be in Galveston when the torpedo boat flotilla is there.

Collection

Massachusetts Historical Society

Creation Date

1897-12-11

President Roosevelt asks Secretary of the Navy Long to report on the status of naval officers at sea and the complaints of insufficient numbers of active army and navy officers.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-01-09