Letter from Thomas Bentley Mott to Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Butt, McCoskry, 1858-1921, France, Porter, Horace, 1837-1921, United States. Army
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Thomas Bentley Mott responds to Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary’s recent request and encloses a paper related to an Army matter. General McCoskry Butt urged Mott to bring the paper forward and publish it, but Mott sees “no way of doing it without making enemies in high places.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-11-14
Creator(s)
Mott, Thomas Bentley, 1865-1952
Recipient
Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
3
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 Thomas Bentley Mott to Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt. [November 14, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o51798. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Mott, Thomas Bentley, 1865-1952. Letter from Thomas Bentley Mott to Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt. [14 Nov. 1905]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o51798.
APA:
Mott, Thomas Bentley, 1865-1952., [1905, November 14]. Letter from Thomas Bentley Mott to Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o51798.
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 13, 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.
