General Wood addresses the controversy over his having accepted a gift from the Jai Alai Company while he was serving as Military Governor of Cuba. He also discusses the financial accountability of Cuba when he was Military Governor.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-01-06

Creator(s)

Wood, Leonard, 1860-1927

Recipient

Clarkin, Franklin, 1869-1960

Language

English

Period

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

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

10

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 Leonard Wood to Franklin Clarkin. [January 6, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o43528. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Wood, Leonard, 1860-1927. Letter from Leonard Wood to Franklin Clarkin. [6 Jan. 1904]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o43528.

APA:

Wood, Leonard, 1860-1927., [1904, January 6]. Letter from Leonard Wood to Franklin Clarkin.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o43528.

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 13, 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.