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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Alfred Thayer Mahan

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Alfred Thayer Mahan

Theodore Roosevelt replies to Captain Mahan and agrees that the “flying squad was looked upon with hysterical anxiety by the Northeast and its representatives in Congress.” If Mahan is near Oyster Bay, Roosevelt would like to have lunch with him to discuss the requests made for extra protection in coastal regions of “strategic importance.” He arranged to send them a Civil War monitor with 21 New Jersey militia to Portland, Maine.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-06-27

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from William H. Taft to Alexander Mackenzie, Charles F. Humphrey, and John Patten Story

Letter from William H. Taft to Alexander Mackenzie, Charles F. Humphrey, and John Patten Story

Secretary of War Taft writes to Brigadier-Generals Mackenzie, Humphrey, and Story that C. Grant La Farge should be informed about what their respective departments are building along the Narragansett Bay. Mackenzie, Humphrey, and Story are to communicate to their subordinates that it is the desire of President Roosevelt that La Farge receive the information he requires, including that which is usually withheld from the public.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-06-04

Creator(s)

Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930