Letter from Redfield Proctor to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Alvord, Benjamin, 1860-1927, Armed Forces--Officers--Promotions, Ladd, Eugene Frederick, 1859-1927
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Senator Proctor continues to protest President Roosevelt’s promotion of Benjamin Alvord to an officer position over Eugene Frederick Ladd. Proctor says that the position was only kept by the appropriations committee because they believed that the spot had been promised to Ladd.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-04-05
Creator(s)
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-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 Redfield Proctor to Theodore Roosevelt. [April 5, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o49104. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Proctor, Redfield, 1831-1908. Letter from Redfield Proctor to Theodore Roosevelt. [5 Apr. 1905]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o49104.
APA:
Proctor, Redfield, 1831-1908., [1905, April 5]. Letter from Redfield Proctor to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o49104.
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.
