Davis, C. H. (Charles Henry), 1845-1921

President Roosevelt confides to Sir George Otto Trevelyan the contents of several letters and reports regarding the diplomatic aftermath of the earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica. Trouble has arisen after Governor of Jamaica James Alexander Swettenham asked Rear-Admiral C. H. Davis to remove the marines he had ordered to assist with the relief effort. Roosevelt compares Swettenham to American diplomates Herbert Wolcott Bowen, B. Storer, and Maria Longworth Storer who had caused him trouble in the past.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-02-04

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt has read Secretary of the Navy Metcalf’s report on Admiral C. H. Davis’s response to the earthquake near Kingston, Jamaica, and wishes Metcalf to commend Davis on Roosevelt’s behalf. To Roosevelt, they represent the “best traditions of our navy in thus rendering distinguished service to humanity.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-02-01

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt tells Secretary of the Navy Bonaparte that he hopes to keep Rear Admiral C. H. Davis at sea in his present position until the end of his term of active service and asks that Bonaparte let him know if there is any plan to the contrary.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-05-18

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt informs Charles A. Moore that Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans is to have the position so the president has had to turn down several others. However, Roosevelt expresses his gratitude for all Moore did during the campaign.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-11-17

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt regrets to inform Senator Lodge that Rear Admiral C. H. Davis cannot be put in command of the battleship squadron above Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans, which is the conclusion to which Secretary of the Navy Paul Morton, Attorney General William H. Moody, and Admiral George Albert Converse have come. Instead, Davis will be put as second-in-command below Evans.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-11-16

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt discusses several matters with Senator Lodge, including his correspondence with Massachusetts Representative Augustus Peabody Gardner, his amazement at carrying Missouri in the presidential election, the Newfoundland reciprocity treaty, and visits with mutual friends. The president hopes to see Lodge and his wife, Anna Cabot Mills Davis Lodge, soon.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-11-12

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Attorney General Moody does not think C. H. Davis should be promoted to Admiral. President Roosevelt has requested that Moody write to inform Secretary of the Navy Morton of the situation.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-08-24

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt writes that Governor James Hamilton Peabody has “sanctioned the criminal usurpation of state sovereignty by an irresponsible mob” and asks Attorney General Moody what the best course of action is. Roosevelt asks Moody to write to Secretary of the Navy Morton about the situation with C. H. Davis.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-08-24

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt asks if all fall appointments to Annapolis Naval Academy have been filled on behalf of C. H. Davis, who is seeking an appointment to for his son.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-06-08

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt cannot tell French Ensor Chadwick about Spain. While things look “very ominous,” he doubts anything will happen. Roosevelt assures Chadwick that he will do what he can to ensure Chadwick, Willard H. Brownson, and C. H. Davis get ships should war happen. He thinks it a good thing to get the editor of the Engineering News before the board. 

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1897-09-17

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Anna Cabot Mills Davis Lodge asks William Loeb to thank President Roosevelt for sending Admiral C. H. Davis’s report.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-1909

Creator(s)

Lodge, Anna Cabot Mills Davis, 1851-1915

Admiral Robley D. Evans gives Chief of the Bureau of Navigation Rear Admiral Brownson his thoughts on routeing the Atlantic Fleet. He is primarily concerned about how other nations will view the Fleet’s maneuvers, and the season the fleet will be passing through the Straits of Magellan.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-08-17

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

Senator Lodge explains the urgency in the matter of appointments in the Atlantic Fleet from his previous letter. Lodge is also very disappointed at the results of the most recent election. While Republicans won some key districts, Democrats, especially in states like New York, had a particularly strong showing that is disheartening and concerning.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-11-07

Creator(s)

Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924

Senator Lodge believes nothing more can be done on President Roosevelt’s part in Representative Augustus Peabody Gardner’s campaign. Roosevelt has no need to worry because the newspapers are printing inaccurate accounts that are not believable. Lodge requests that Roosevelt seriously consider appointing the Atlantic Fleet’s second in command to operate the fleet in the event of Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans’s retirement.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-11-02

Creator(s)

Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924

Senator Lodge requests that his telegram about Real Admiral C. H. Davis be delivered to President Roosevelt as soon as possible. (Lodge had asked that if Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans were to ask to be relieved from the North Atlantic Fleet, Davis be appointed.) In a handwritten note, William Loeb records, “[Assistant Secretary of the Navy] Newberry says no intimation from Evans that he even contemplates asking to be returned. Have so advised H.C.L.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-11-01

Creator(s)

Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924

Senator Lodge requests that if Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans retires, his successor be Admiral C. H. Davis, who Lodge refers to as “Harry.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-11-01

Creator(s)

Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924

Senator Lodge discusses appointing a commander to the Second Battleship Squadron, and asks that President Roosevelt not make any decisions until he is able to talk with him. Secretary of the Navy William H. Moody had promised command to Rear Admiral C. H. Davis, but it now seems that he will not be given this position. Lodge believes Roosevelt will win a great victory at the upcoming election.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-10-29

Creator(s)

Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924

William N. Tilchin argues that President Theodore Roosevelt understood the importance of maintaining a friendly diplomatic relationship with Great Britain, and he further recognized that British naval power did not threaten American power or interests. Tilchin asserts that by maintaining cordial relations with Great Britain, the United States did not have to match or exceed British naval strength and that if the two nations interests were aligned, American naval power could complement the British fleet. Tilchin closely examines a diplomatic row that occurred between Great Britain and the United States after a devastating earthquake in Jamaica in early 1907. Tilchin says that Roosevelt’s handling of this incident, which could have upset relations between the two nations, demonstrated his deft diplomacy and underscored the realignment of naval power in the western hemisphere. 

Two photographs of Roosevelt onboard the presidential yacht USS Mayflower and a photograph of Tilchin appear in the text. 

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Theodore Roosevelt updates Anna Roosevelt Cowles on the preparations for sending his regiment to Cuba and on the whereabouts of the Roosevelt family’s friends who are in the armed forces.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1898-05-08

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Senator Lodge reports the Alabama has received her red pennant and Captain Davis has done well. George von Lengerke Meyer has inquired about taking over a position should the current holder resign. Lodge reports on a walk he has just taken which made him think of President Roosevelt and reflect on their political prospects.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-05-05

Creator(s)

Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924