Letter from George Brinton McClellan Harvey to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Armed Forces--Officers--Promotions, Journalism, Miles, Nelson Appleton, 1839-1925, United States. Army, Wood, Leonard, 1860-1927
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George Brinton McClellan Harvey thanks President Roosevelt for the information surrounding General Leonard Wood’s recent promotion, and promises that while he still believes “so rapid and great promotion is unwarranted and harmful,” he will try to be fair. Harvey quotes what he wrote about why he believed General Nelson Appleton Miles was passed over for promotion, namely that he “has been a thorn in the flesh of the administration,” and gathers that from what Roosevelt tells him this was approximately correct. He encloses an upcoming article that Roosevelt may be interested in reading.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-01-28
Creator(s)
Harvey, George Brinton McClellan, 1864-1928
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
4
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from George Brinton McClellan Harvey to Theodore Roosevelt. [January 28, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o156431. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Harvey, George Brinton McClellan, 1864-1928. Letter from George Brinton McClellan Harvey to Theodore Roosevelt. [28 Jan. 1904]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o156431.
APA:
Harvey, George Brinton McClellan, 1864-1928., [1904, January 28]. Letter from George Brinton McClellan Harvey to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o156431.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
