Letter from Redfield Proctor to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Alvord, Benjamin, 1860-1927, Armed Forces--Officers--Promotions, Bliss, Tasker Howard, 1853-1930, Brodie, Alexander O. (Alexander Oswald), 1849-1918, Dodge, Grenville M., 1831-1916, Employment references, Gallagher, Hugh J. (Hugh John), 1861-1937, Humphrey, Charles F. (Charles Frederic), 1844-1926, Jocelyn, Stephen Perry, 1843-1920, Ladd, Eugene Frederick, 1859-1927, Michie, Robert E. L. (Robert Edward Lee), 1864-1918, Military appointments, Otis, Elwell S. (Elwell Stephen), 1838-1909, Root, Elihu, 1845-1937, Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930, Vermont, Williams, Constant, 1843-1922
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Senator Proctor is concerned that none of the three Vermont officers he has recommended have been promoted. Proctor outlines the three cases: Colonel Miller, Colonel Stephen Perry Jocelyn, and Major Eugene Frederick Ladd, and asks Roosevelt to see things from his point of view. Proctor believes that his acquaintance with the army and his support of Elihu Root entitles him to “a little consideration.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-05-06
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
5
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. [May 6, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o49225. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Proctor, Redfield, 1831-1908. Letter from Redfield Proctor to Theodore Roosevelt. [6 May. 1905]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. July 30, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o49225.
APA:
Proctor, Redfield, 1831-1908., [1905, May 6]. 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/o49225.
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. July 30, 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.
