Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Brainard Avery
Subject(s): Dana, Charles A. (Charles Anderson), 1819-1897, Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924, Long, John Davis, 1838-1915, Murphy, Edward, 1834-1911, Proctor, Redfield, 1831-1908, Thank-you notes, Tillman, Benjamin R. (Benjamin Ryan), 1847-1918
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Theodore Roosevelt remembers that Senator Redfield Proctor championed him for Assistant Secretary of the Navy as did Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, Senator Murphy, Senator Benjamin R. Tillman, Secretary of the Navy John Davis Long, and Charles A. Dana of the New York Sun.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1912-06-04
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Language
English
Period
Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)
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 Brainard Avery. [June 4, 1912]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o227946. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Brainard Avery. [4 Jun. 1912]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 12, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o227946.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1912, June 4]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Brainard Avery.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o227946.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. 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. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 12, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
