Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Austin Wadsworth
Subject(s): Armed Forces--Officers--Promotions, Jones, Samuel R. (Samuel Robert), 1845-1922
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President Roosevelt tells William Austin Wadsworth that unfortunately Samuel R. Jones is a lieutenant-colonel, and has not done enough to warrant Roosevelt “jumping him over colonels in the line.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-05-11
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Wadsworth, William Austin, 1847-1918
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 William Austin Wadsworth. [May 11, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o202650. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Austin Wadsworth. [11 May. 1908]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. May 8, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o202650.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1908, May 11]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Austin Wadsworth.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o202650.
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. May 8, 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.
