Letter from William Cary Sanger to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Armed Forces--Officers, Armed Forces--Officers--Promotions, Depew, Chauncey M. (Chauncey Mitchell), 1834-1928, Employment references, Platt, Thomas Collier, 1833-1910, Root, Elihu, 1845-1937, United States. Army
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Acting Secretary of War Sanger reports that William F. Meek’s application for an army commission was rejected. After recommendations from Senator Platt and Senator Depew, Secretary of War Root agreed to take these into consideration in the future.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-09-24
Creator(s)
Sanger, Wm. Cary (William Cary), 1853-1921
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
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 William Cary Sanger to Theodore Roosevelt. [September 24, 1901]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o34898. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Sanger, Wm. Cary (William Cary), 1853-1921. Letter from William Cary Sanger to Theodore Roosevelt. [24 Sep. 1901]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o34898.
APA:
Sanger, Wm. Cary (William Cary), 1853-1921., [1901, September 24]. Letter from William Cary Sanger to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o34898.
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. March 12, 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.
