Roger Merrill writes to Lieutenant Governor Guild describing a meeting he had with President Roosevelt regarding an appointment to the Artillery Corps in which Roosevelt referred his application to Secretary of War Taft. Merrill expresses his concern that the appointments are being made and his name may be overlooked.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-10-04

Creator(s)

Merrill, Roger

Recipient

Guild, Curtis, 1860-1915

Language

English

Period

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

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

2

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 Roger Merrill to Curtis Guild. [October 4, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o47133. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Merrill, Roger. Letter from Roger Merrill to Curtis Guild. [4 Oct. 1904]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. April 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o47133.

APA:

Merrill, Roger., [1904, October 4]. Letter from Roger Merrill to Curtis Guild.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o47133.

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 6, 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.