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Matthews, Crosby, 1887-1954

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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles J. Bonaparte

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles J. Bonaparte

President Roosevelt concedes to Secretary of the Navy Bonaparte to continue the trial. He is primarily concerned that proceeding on anything less than ample grounds may result in captains becoming “timid” in managing their ships. In a postscript, Roosevelt agrees to appoint Rear Admiral Eustace Barron Rogers as Paymaster General. Additionally, he declares the men turned down due to “defective hearing” cannot be accepted to the Naval Academy.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-08

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles J. Bonaparte

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles J. Bonaparte

President Roosevelt directs Secretary of the Navy Bonaparte to handle Naval Academy candidate James B. Walker’s case like Crosby Matthews’s: if one man is turned away due to deafness, then all must be. He will appoint James Campbell as Deputy Surveyor following the election. Bonaparte can manage the USS Louisiana and USS Tennessee business as proposed.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-12

Letter from Charles J. Bonaparte to William Loeb

Letter from Charles J. Bonaparte to William Loeb

Secretary of the Navy Bonaparte updates William Loeb on Admiral Eustace Barron Rogers’s acceptance to be appointed Paymaster General. He also includes the requested memorandum from Admiral H. T. B. Harris and discusses the findings of the recent Court of Enquiry. Bonaparte also asks for advice regarding the cases of the three naval academy candidates turned down for deafness and that of J. Raynor Wells’s.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-08

Letter from Charles J. Bonaparte to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Charles J. Bonaparte to Theodore Roosevelt

Secretary of the Navy Bonaparte updates President Roosevelt on several matters. The Court of Enquiry’s findings exculpate Admiral Robley D. Evans, though Admiral George Albert Converse hints that Evans’s rapid signals may have contributed to the collision. Bonaparte will scrutinize the matter carefully. He encloses a report from the commander of the Portsmouth, and though the New Jersey militiamen performed no “great feat,” he suggests sending praise anyway because naval officers are “decidedly ‘sniffy'” toward them. Bonaparte has received many favorable letters about anarchism, but the occasional unfavorable ones amuse him and he has enclosed one such letter. He feels that the Navy faces an uphill battle meeting its needs due to the clashing views of those on the deciding committees.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-08-19