Letter from Elihu Root to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Courts-martial and courts of inquiry, Day, Jean H. A. (Jean Horace Arthur), 1875-1932

Secretary of War Root forwards the documents regarding the trial of Colonel John H. A. Day. There is no evidence that drunkenness was involved.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-07-26

Creator(s)

Root, Elihu, 1845-1937

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

Typed

Record Type

Image

Resource Type

Letter

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 Elihu Root to Theodore Roosevelt. [July 26, 1902]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o38595. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Root, Elihu, 1845-1937. Letter from Elihu Root to Theodore Roosevelt. [26 Jul. 1902]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 19, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o38595.

APA:

Root, Elihu, 1845-1937., [1902, July 26]. Letter from Elihu Root to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o38595.

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. February 19, 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.