Letter from Elihu Root to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Armed Forces--Officers, Chittenden, Hiram Martin, 1858-1917, Morale, Philippines, United States--Yellowstone National Park, United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
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Secretary of War Root expresses his opposition to President Roosevelt’s decision to revoke the order sending Captain Hiram Martin Chittenden to the Philippines and instead allowing him to continue his work in Yellowstone. He argues that allowing one person to be relieved of such duty is demoralizing to the many people who do not want to deploy to the Philippines but are ordered to go anyway. In addition, it goes against the policy that Root has been pursuing that requires regular changes in officer duty locations.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-05-16
Creator(s)
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
3
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Elihu Root to Theodore Roosevelt. [May 16, 1903]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o40843. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Root, Elihu, 1845-1937. Letter from Elihu Root to Theodore Roosevelt. [16 May. 1903]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 1, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o40843.
APA:
Root, Elihu, 1845-1937.: , [1903, May 16]. Letter from Elihu Root to Theodore Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o40843.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. 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 Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 1, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
