Letter from Bee Abram to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Armed Forces--African American troops, Armies--Recruiting, enlistment, etc., Johnson, Jack, 1878-1946, Russell, Gordon J. (Gordon James), 1859-1919, World War (1914-1918)
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Bee Abram offers to raise a company of “Afro-American” Texans to serve with Theodore Roosevelt in France.
Collection
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Creation Date
1917-05-18
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
1
Production Method
Record Type
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 Bee Abram to Theodore Roosevelt. [May 18, 1917]. Sagamore Hill National Historic Site.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o279552. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Abram, Bee, 1871-1931. Letter from Bee Abram to Theodore Roosevelt. [18 May. 1917]. Image.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 22, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o279552.
APA:
Abram, Bee, 1871-1931., [1917, May 18]. Letter from Bee Abram to Theodore Roosevelt.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o279552.
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.
