Letter from Albert R. Lamb to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Armed Forces--African American troops, Armies--Recruiting, enlistment, etc., Estes, Charles C., Lord, Charles P. M., 1869-1950
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Charles P. M. Lord, Charles C. Estes, and Albert R. Lamb offer to raise and train a regiment of African American troops. All have military experience, foreign language skills, and are active police officers in Washington, D.C.
Collection
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Creation Date
1917-05-14
Creator(s)
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
Post-Presidential Years (1913-January 6, 1919)
Repository
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
These images are presented through a cooperative effort between Sagamore Hill National Historic Site – National Park Service and Dickinson State University. See the Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library Terms of Use for further copyright information.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Albert R. Lamb to Theodore Roosevelt. [May 14, 1917]. Sagamore Hill National Historic Site.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o279525. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Lamb, Albert R.. Letter from Albert R. Lamb to Theodore Roosevelt. [14 May. 1917]. Multi-image.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 22, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o279525.
APA:
Lamb, Albert R.., [1917, May 14]. Letter from Albert R. Lamb to Theodore Roosevelt.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o279525.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/sagamore-hill-national-historic-site. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 22, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/sagamore-hill-national-historic-site.
APA:
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/sagamore-hill-national-historic-site.
