Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Albert Baird Cummins
Subject(s): Generals, Letters, Oliver, Robert Shaw, 1847-1935, Smith, William Farrar, 1824-1903, Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930
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President Roosevelt will ask Secretary of War William H. Taft to review Assistant Secretary of War Robert Shaw Oliver’s decision before having Governor Cummins come on. He remembers a similar case concerning General William Farrar Smith.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-02-11
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Cummins, Albert Baird, 1850-1926
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
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 Albert Baird Cummins. [February 11, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o191071. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Albert Baird Cummins. [11 Feb. 1905]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o191071.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1905, February 11]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Albert Baird Cummins.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o191071.
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.
