Letter from Vanderlynn Stow to Theodore Roosevelt
Vanderlynn Stow reminds Theodore Roosevelt how he appointed his friend Robert H. Fletcher to the Military Academy. Anticipating orders to the Philippines, Second Lieutenant Fletcher had his bad knee examined, and the ensuing complications led to his hospitalization. Almost recovered, Fletcher surprisingly found himself on the retirement list. Stow asks Roosevelt to intercede on Fletcher’s behalf as “his heart is in the service.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-03-28
