Letter from Leonard Wood to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Armed Forces--Officers--Promotions, Brent, Charles Henry, 1862-1929, Corbin, Henry Clark, 1842-1909, Etiquette, Friendship, Longworth, Alice Roosevelt, 1884-1980, MacArthur, Arthur, Jr., 1845-1912, Philippines, Scott, Hugh Lenox, 1853-1934, Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930, Targets (Shooting), Wood, Louise Adriana, 1869-1943
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General Wood updates President Roosevelt on his own target shooting, as well as that of the division, which will be in a shooting competition. Wood hopes that Roosevelt’s daughter, Alice, will accompany Secretary of War William H. Taft on his trip abroad. He also updates Roosevelt on various things going on in the Philippines. He praises the conduct of Hugh Lenox Scott and Bishop Charles Henry Brent.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-04-07
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
4
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Leonard Wood to Theodore Roosevelt. [April 7, 1905]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o49111. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Wood, Leonard, 1860-1927. Letter from Leonard Wood to Theodore Roosevelt. [7 Apr. 1905]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 4, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o49111.
APA:
Wood, Leonard, 1860-1927.: , [1905, April 7]. Letter from Leonard Wood to Theodore Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o49111.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. 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 Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 4, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
