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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William McKinley

Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt shares with President McKinley his belief that a battleship should only be sent to the Mediterranean if they intend to make a demonstration of force, in which case three or four armored vessels should be sent. He discusses each of the armored cruisers and battleships that could be sent, their current status, and whether they are suitable.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1897-04-26

Telegram from Elihu Root to Theodore Roosevelt

Secretary of State Root sends President Roosevelt the details of his return to the United States in a cipher code. He expects to be at the Potomac River on September 30, and asks that either the Dolphin or the Sylph meet the USS Columbia at Piney Point that morning.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09

Telegram from Elihu Root to Theodore Roosevelt

Secretary of State Root is leaving Cartagena, Colombia, on September 24. He asks President Roosevelt to have ships Dolphin or Sylph meet him at Piney Point, Maryland. Regarding the speech, Root wants more time to familiarize himself with the material and course of campaign.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-21

Telegram from Alvey A. Adee to William Loeb

Assistant Secretary of State Adee informs President Roosevelt’s secretary that Minister John Hicks has telegraphed from Chile. The Charleston carrying Secretary of State Elihu Root and his family has not yet arrived, possibly due to fog on the coast detaining the ship. Adee has conferred with Acting Secretary of the Navy Truman Handy Newberry about Root’s travel plans to Cartagena, Colombia, and thinks the Columbia will serve his purpose best. The trip has been organized accordingly, and Newberry has notified President Roosevelt. Adee has also notified Root (through Hicks) that Roosevelt hopes Root will go to San Francisco.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-08-30

Telegram from Truman Handy Newberry to William Loeb

Acting Secretary of the Navy Newberry notifies William Loeb that the Columbia will be at Colón, Panama, on September 16.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-08-30