Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Avery De Lano Andrews
Subject(s): Armed Forces--Officers--Promotions, Pershing, John J. (John Joseph), 1860-1948
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President Roosevelt writes to Avery De Lano Andrews about the promotion of Captain John J. Pershing. Roosevelt is favorable to promoting Pershing but fears that making him a brigadier general would jump him over too many officers with seniority.
Collection
Creation Date
1903-11-17
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Andrews, Avery De Lano, 1864-1959
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Repository
Harvard College Library
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
Electronic copy sponsored by the Theodore Roosevelt Center at Dickinson State University. For reproduction or publication permission, contact the Theodore Roosevelt Collection, Houghton Library. See the Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library Terms of Use for further copyright information.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Avery De Lano Andrews. [November 17, 1903]. Harvard College Library. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o278975. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Avery De Lano Andrews. [17 Nov. 1903]. Image.
Harvard College Library. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o278975.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1903, November 17]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Avery De Lano Andrews.
Harvard College Library. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o278975.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Harvard College Library. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Harvard College Library. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library.
APA:
Harvard College Library. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library.
