Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James Franklin Bell
Subject(s): Armed Forces--Officers, Military orders, Orders, Preparation of (Military science), Soldiers
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President Roosevelt believes that officers should not be allowed to pass between details without serving with troops. He asks General Bell for a list of officers who have not served with troops for more than four years who had not previously served with troops for two years. He drafts verbiage of an order Bell could issue requiring officers to serve with troops.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-01-13
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Bell, James Franklin, 1856-1919
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
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 James Franklin Bell. [January 13, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o201257. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James Franklin Bell. [13 Jan. 1908]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 16, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o201257.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1908, January 13]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James Franklin Bell.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o201257.
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.
