Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Mary Merrill Scott
Subject(s): Armed Forces--Officers--Promotions, Letters, Scott, Hugh Lenox, 1853-1934, United States Military Academy
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President Roosevelt chides Mary Merrill Scott for her repeated letters asking for her husband, Hugh Lenox Scott, to be appointed Superintendent of West Point. The letters did not help, and were in fact violations of regulations saying that applications should be made through military channels. Roosevelt tells Scott her husband would have had the position regardless of her letters because of his high regard for Hugh Lenox Scott’s character and service.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-06-08
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Scott, Mary Merrill, 1862-1950
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
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 Mary Merrill Scott. [June 8, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o195715. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Mary Merrill Scott. [8 Jun. 1906]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o195715.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1906, June 8]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Mary Merrill Scott.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o195715.
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. March 13, 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.
