Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Taft
Subject(s): Armed Forces--Appropriations and expenditures, Armed Forces--Barracks and quarters, Armed Forces--Military construction operations, Idaho--Fort Boise, North Dakota--Fort Lincoln (Burleigh County), South Dakota--Fort Meade
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President Roosevelt writes to Secretary of War Taft regarding a complaint from an unknown source concerning allocations of funds for post extensions. A question arose as to why allotments were being appropriated for Fort Meade in South Dakota, Boiso Barracks in Idaho, a fort in Des Moines, Idaho, and a fort in Wyoming, yet no funds were allocated to Fort Lincoln which was designed as a regimental post. President Roosevelt asks for a report to be submitted in order to answer the complaint.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-05-14
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
2
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 William H. Taft. [May 14, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o188166. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Taft. [14 May. 1904]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 19, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o188166.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1904, May 14]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Taft.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o188166.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. 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. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 19, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
