Letter from George Herbert Harries to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): District of Columbia. Militia, Presidents--Travel

Brigadier General Harries writes to President Roosevelt to ask if the District of Columbia Militia may act as Roosevelt’s escort upon his return to Washington, D.C.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-09-23

Creator(s)

Harries, George Herbert, 1860-1934

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

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 George Herbert Harries to Theodore Roosevelt. [September 23, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o51424. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Harries, George Herbert, 1860-1934. Letter from George Herbert Harries to Theodore Roosevelt. [23 Sep. 1905]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o51424.

APA:

Harries, George Herbert, 1860-1934., [1905, September 23]. Letter from George Herbert Harries to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o51424.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. 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. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.

APA:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.