Letter from Redfield Proctor to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Alvord, Benjamin, 1860-1927, Armed Forces--Officers--Promotions, Bliss, Tasker Howard, 1853-1930, Cuba, Dodge, Francis Safford, 1842-1908, Gallagher, Hugh J. (Hugh John), 1861-1937, Hull, John A. T. (Albert Tiffin), 1841-1928, Ladd, Eugene Frederick, 1859-1927, Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930, United States. Army, United States. Congress. Senate, United States. War Department, United States. War Dept.
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Senator Proctor disagrees with President Roosevelt about the selection of generals from among the ranking captains of the Army.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-05-31
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. [May 31, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o49420. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Proctor, Redfield, 1831-1908. Letter from Redfield Proctor to Theodore Roosevelt. [31 May. 1905]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o49420.
APA:
Proctor, Redfield, 1831-1908., [1905, May 31]. 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/o49420.
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 5, 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.
