Vogelgesang, Carl Theodore, 1869-1927

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-01-29

Creator(s)

Loeb, William, 1866-1937

Recipient

Vogelgesang, Carl Theodore, 1869-1927

Theodore Roosevelt informs Carl Theodore Vogelgesang that he wrote to Governor Hiram Johnson about his brother, Charles A. Vogelgesang. He did not make any requests but asked Johnson to investigate the matter.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1910-12-19

President Roosevelt is happy to hear of Lieutenant Commander Vogelgesang’s successful cruise and looks forward to seeing the battleships soon. He also inquires if Vogelgesang has any suggestions to improve the effectiveness of naval ordnance in rough waters.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-01-07

Carl Theodore Vogelgesang’s “singularly frank and manly” letter raised his esteem in President Roosevelt’s eyes. Roosevelt says that if there is ever a war, he will count on Vogelgesang. He sends his regards to Vogelgesang’s wife.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-04-12

President Roosevelt sends Lieutenant Commander Vogelgesang a copy of a letter that he has recently sent to Secretary of the Navy Victor Howard Metcalf. President Roosevelt and his wife, Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt, regret that Vogelgesang will be leaving the Presidential yacht, the USS Mayflower, but Roosevelt felt that the course he outlined in his letter to Metcalf was the correct one to take.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-03-16

President Roosevelt tells Carl Theodore Vogelgesang that he does not need to worry about Roosevelt losing confidence in him.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-03-09