Letter from William S. Cowles to Benjamin F. Montgomery
Subject(s): Battlefields, Cuba--Santiago de Cuba, Roosevelt family, Roosevelt, Kermit, 1889-1943, Roosevelt, Quentin, 1897-1918, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Root, Elihu, 1845-1937, Spanish-American War (1898), Tents, Wood, Leonard, 1860-1927
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As advised by Secretary of War Root, William S. Cowles requests that Benjamin F. Montgomery give President Roosevelt’s sons two tent pins retrieved from the Santiago Battlefield where Roosevelt and Leonard Wood pitched their tent during the Spanish-American War.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-11-18
Creator(s)
Cowles, Wm. S. (William Sheffield), 1846-1923
Recipient
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 S. Cowles to Benjamin F. Montgomery. [November 18, 1903]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o42784. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Cowles, Wm. S. (William Sheffield), 1846-1923. Letter from William S. Cowles to Benjamin F. Montgomery. [18 Nov. 1903]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 18, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o42784.
APA:
Cowles, Wm. S. (William Sheffield), 1846-1923., [1903, November 18]. Letter from William S. Cowles to Benjamin F. Montgomery.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o42784.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. 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. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 18, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
