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President Roosevelt was pleased to give Elisabeth and William Thomas Sampson’s son Ralph an appointment.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-03-15
Elisabeth Susan Buring Sampson, widow of Admiral Sampson, writes on behalf of her son Ralph who was given assurance of his appointment to the naval academy by Captain Cowles. However, there was a mistake and Sampson hopes that President Roosevelt can provide Ralph with a new appointment.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-02-09
Elisabeth Susan Buring Sampson, widow of Admiral William Thomas Sampson, encloses a formal application to the United States Naval Academy for her son, Ralph E. Sampson. When he was fifteen, Ralph performed poorly on sections of the examination but Mrs. Sampson cannot imagine Admiral Sampson’s son as anything other than a naval officer.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-02-09
Elisabeth Susan Buring Sampson, widow of Admiral William Thomas Sampson, requests that her son, Ralph E. Sampson, receive an appointment to the United States Naval Academy.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-02-09
Elisabeth Susan Buring Sampson, wife of Admiral William Thomas Sampson, thanks President Roosevelt for granting their son Ralph an appointment to the United States Naval Academy.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-03-14