Letter from Granville Fortescue to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Actions and defenses, Courts-martial and courts of inquiry

Granville Fortescue asks President Roosevelt for permission for a court of inquiry after the decision of the Taggart divorce case and apologizes for any annoyance he may have caused.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-10-16

Creator(s)

Fortescue, Granville, 1875-1952

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

3

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 Granville Fortescue to Theodore Roosevelt. [October 16, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o51585. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Fortescue, Granville, 1875-1952. Letter from Granville Fortescue to Theodore Roosevelt. [16 Oct. 1905]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 20, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o51585.

APA:

Fortescue, Granville, 1875-1952., [1905, October 16]. Letter from Granville Fortescue to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o51585.

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 20, 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.