Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John W. Daniel
Subject(s): Armed Forces--Appointments and retirements, Armed Forces--Officers--Promotions, Powell, Junius Levert, 1844-1925, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Military Affairs
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President Roosevelt informs Senator John W. Daniel that it will not be possible for him to promote Colonel Junius Levert Powell. He has spoken with the Military Affairs Committee, and six other surgeons with better records and longer service than Powell have not been able to retire as brigadier general, so Roosevelt does not think Powell’s promotion would be confirmed.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-04-22
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Daniel, John W. (John Warwick), 1842-1910
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 John W. Daniel. [April 22, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o202417. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John W. Daniel. [22 Apr. 1908]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 16, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o202417.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1908, April 22]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John W. Daniel.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o202417.
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.
