Walter Dean Duke asks Owen Wister to write a note to President Roosevelt on behalf of Lieutenant Colonel William L. Pitcher, who may be court-martialed by the War Department for breaking off his engagement to Carolina L. Harrold, an employee of the War Department.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-06-08

Creator(s)

Duke, Walter Dean, 1869-1937

Recipient

Wister, Owen, 1860-1938

Language

English

Period

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

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

7

Production Method

Handwritten

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 Walter Dean Duke to Owen Wister. [June 8, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o45600. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Duke, Walter Dean, 1869-1937. Letter from Walter Dean Duke to Owen Wister. [8 Jun. 1904]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. April 16, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o45600.

APA:

Duke, Walter Dean, 1869-1937., [1904, June 8]. Letter from Walter Dean Duke to Owen Wister.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o45600.

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. April 16, 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.