Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George Brinton McClellan Harvey
Subject(s): Armed Forces--Officers--Political activity, Armed Forces--Officers--Professional ethics, Armed Forces--Officers--Promotions, Bell, James Franklin, 1856-1919, Miles, Nelson Appleton, 1839-1925, Press and politics, Root, Elihu, 1845-1937, Spanish-American War (1898), Wilson, James Harrison, 1837-1925, Wood, Leonard, 1860-1927, Wounded Knee Massacre (South Dakota : 1890), Young, S. B. M. (Samuel Baldwin Marks), 1840-1924
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President Roosevelt defends the promotion of General Leonard Wood and the administration’s refusal to commend General Nelson Appleton Miles upon his retirement.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-01-22
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Harvey, George Brinton McClellan, 1864-1928
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
5
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 Theodore Roosevelt to George Brinton McClellan Harvey. [January 22, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o187164. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George Brinton McClellan Harvey. [22 Jan. 1904]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 16, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o187164.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1904, January 22]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George Brinton McClellan Harvey.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o187164.
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. January 16, 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.
