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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Moody

President Roosevelt asks Secretary of the Navy Moody to answer the enclosed letter from Burlingham.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-11-12

Letter from George B. Cortelyou to Albert Gleaves

George B. Cortelyou writes to Albert Gleaves to ask him that a check for President Roosevelt’s balance be sent to Cortelyou before the Mayflower joins the squadron.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-11-07

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to A. T. Mahan

President Roosevelt encloses a memorandum from Admiral Francis T. Bowles regarding naval tonnage and offensive power. Roosevelt has discussed the matter with Bowles, Admiral H. C. Taylor, and Secretary of the Navy William H. Moody.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-10-25

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Matthew Stanley Quay

President Roosevelt believes that the naval maneuvers are essential even if the coal supply is limited and expensive. Stopping the maneuvers could demoralize the navy and have a “bad effect upon the foreign powers.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-10-27

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Hay

President Roosevelt requests information on the American actions that elicited complaint from Colombia.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-10-28

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Moody

President Roosevelt encloses a document related to the case of a boy that had a promised discharge if his parents requested it. Roosevelt would like Secretary Moody’s opinion on the matter.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-10-23

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Hay

President Roosevelt wants it made clear to Cuba that regardless of the reciprocity agreement the naval stations will be ceded in the near future. The United States has no intention of having a naval station at Havana or Santiago and no discussion of the issue will be entertained.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-10-23

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Moody

President Roosevelt found the naval intelligence report interesting but feels that the report is too bulky.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-10-02

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Knute Nelson

President Roosevelt will take up the case of Pay Director Speel with Secretary of the Navy William H. Moody.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-09-11

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Moody

President Roosevelt agrees that Secretary of the Navy Moody should speak about the Navy at the Marquette Club and invites Moody to join him for the last few days of the northwestern trip.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-09-10

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Albert Gleaves

President Roosevelt is interested in developing a higher lever of marksmanship in the Navy and would like suggestions from Lieutenant Commander Gleaves on how to use the Mayflower as an experimental vessel for marksmanship.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-08-07

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William S. Cowles

President Roosevelt is concerned about Anna, Roosevelt’s sister and Cowles’s wife, who is ill. Roosevelt also suggests that “gun pointer” experiments could be held aboard the Mayflower, a naval vessel that also serves as a presidential yacht.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-08-08

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Harriet Patterson Winslow

President Roosevelt was pleased to appoint Harriet Patterson Winslow’s son and is confident that young Winslow will successfully represent the family’s respected naval tradition.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-07-11

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Moody

President Roosevelt had the position of assistant paymaster in mind and would like to know of the Congregationalist from Utah was made an army chaplain.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-07-08

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Thomas Collier Platt

President Roosevelt cannot fulfill Thomas Collier Platt’s request regarding Admiral Crowninshield. Crowninshield is to command the European squadrons at the naval maneuvers off Culebra and Roosevelt places a great deal of importance on these maneuvers.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-06-28

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Moody

President Roosevelt requests Secretary Moody’s advice on the “case of young Bartlett.” Roosevelt believes it is important to note that Bartlett is an engineer.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-06-30

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Moody

Charles J. Bonaparte has recommended Admiral Yates Stirling’s son for appointment to the Naval Academy. President Roosevelt favors the appointment even if Stirling can only be given an alternate’s place.