Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edwin Warfield
Subject(s): Armed Forces--Civic action, Armed Forces--Operations other than war, Intervention (Federal government), Maryland--Baltimore, Maryland. General Assembly, Peacekeeping forces, American, Resolutions, Legislative, Root, Elihu, 1845-1937
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The Maryland General Assembly sent a resolution to President Roosevelt requesting that federal troops be sent to Baltimore, Maryland, to maintain order after a large fire. The resolution was accompanied by a statement from Governor Warfield that the situation no longer required troops. With this statement and Elihu Root’s interpretation of the relevant statutes limiting federal troops to “a disturbance amounting to an insurrection,” Roosevelt declines to comply with the assembly’s request.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-02-12
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
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
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edwin Warfield. [February 12, 1904]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o187390. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edwin Warfield. [12 Feb. 1904]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 2, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o187390.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.: , [1904, February 12]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edwin Warfield. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o187390.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. 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 Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 2, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
