Ray Stannard Baker writes to General Wood regarding an article that ran in The Sun. The article published claims made by Major James Edward Runcie that Wood threatened General John Rutter Brooke. Baker relays that he wrote President Roosevelt on the matter and offers to make a statement before the Senate Committee in defense of Wood.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-11-22

Creator(s)

Baker, Ray Stannard, 1870-1946

Recipient

Wood, Leonard, 1860-1927

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

2

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Multi-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 Ray Stannard Baker to Leonard Wood. [November 22, 1903]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o42833. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Baker, Ray Stannard, 1870-1946. Letter from Ray Stannard Baker to Leonard Wood. [22 Nov. 1903]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o42833.

APA:

Baker, Ray Stannard, 1870-1946., [1903, November 22]. Letter from Ray Stannard Baker to Leonard Wood.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o42833.

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 5, 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.