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Harber, Giles B. (Giles Bates), 1849-1925

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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Truman Handy Newberry

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Truman Handy Newberry

President Roosevelt encloses for Acting Secretary of the Navy Newberry telegrams from Philippines Governor General James Francis Smith and president-elect William H. Taft. In light of Smith’s telegram, Roosevelt feels it is “absolutely unwarranted” not to allow the crews shore leave in Manila. He orders Newberry to tell Admiral Charles S. Sperry that, seeing as Admiral Giles B. Harber’s men have been given full shore leave, Sperry should grant his crew shore leave with precautions.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-11-21

New Battleship Maine

New Battleship Maine

Colorized stereograph of the USS Maine docked in port. Text on the reverse of the stereograph notes Giles B. Harber as the commander of the vessel and lists various features of the battleship.

Comments and Context

As printed on the reverse of the stereograph, “Captain Giles Harber, Commander; 12,500 tons displacement; 18 knots an hour; carries 20 guns over 4-ince; has broadside battery of 4-inch guns; two 12-inch guns in each turret. Its place in the fleet is in the third division of the second squadron. Although the Maine is comparatively new, she is not classed with the Georgia or Connecticut. These are two battleships of later build with three to four thousand tons greater displacement and carrying one-third more guns.”

Collection

Duane G. Jundt Theodore Roosevelt Collection