Peters, Edward M. (Edward McClure), 1860-1924

President Roosevelt thanks Secretary of the Navy Bonaparte for the letter, and asks him to write to Commander Edward M. Peters of the New Jersey Naval Militia to pass along Roosevelt’s commendation. Roosevelt comments on the pending construction of a battleship, and is exasperated at Representative Theodore E. Burton’s resistance to the expansion of the navy, believing that it is a danger to the country. He suggests, regarding an upcoming naval review, that the members of the congressional naval affairs committees be invited to attend. In a postscript, Roosevelt shares several issues he talked about with Admiral Robley D. Evans, including a change in where he will view some naval target practice.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-08-20

President Roosevelt tells Secretary of the Navy Bonaparte that he thinks Rear Admiral George Albert Converse’s plan is all right. He agrees with Bonaparte that Admiral Robley D. Evans’s fleet is suffering too many collisions, and that Evans should understand that “the training should be such as to enable people to take risks, and yet the that the risks should not unnecessarily be taken.” Roosevelt asks Bonaparte to send him the official report about the actions of Edward M. Peters, Commander of the New Jersey Naval Militia, as he was impressed by the newspaper report he read.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-08-06

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1897-08-31

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Long, John Davis, 1838-1915

Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt sent Secretary of the Navy Long a telegram about the burning of the Navy Yard. He gave President McKinley information after he inquired about the naval forces on the Pacific Coast. The “teapot tempest” about the Hydrographic Office “continues to simmer wildly.” Roosevelt made arrangements for the Navy Department for the few days he will be in New York.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1897-04-23

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