Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James Wolcott Wadsworth
Subject(s): Chaplains, Military discipline, Roosevelt, Kermit, 1889-1943, United States. Navy
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President Roosevelt thanks James Wolcott Wadsworth for the letter and agrees that McNair sounds like he would do good work in the Navy. He asks Wadsworth to send him a letter with more details about McNair and what denomination he represents, as Roosevelt tries to maintain equality between different denominations when appointing chaplains. Roosevelt sympathizes with Miller’s case, but says that he has no power in the matter and does not interfere with those sorts of cases.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-07-11
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Wadsworth, James Wolcott, 1877-1952
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 Wolcott Wadsworth. [July 11, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o203293. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James Wolcott Wadsworth. [11 Jul. 1908]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o203293.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1908, July 11]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James Wolcott Wadsworth.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o203293.
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.
