Letter from William H. Taft to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): African American soldiers, Armed Forces--African American troops, Race relations, Racism in criminology, Riots--U.S. states, Stewart, Gilchrist, -1926, United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 25th
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Secretary of War Taft would like President Roosevelt to read over his comments on the Brownsville affair and the discharge of African American soldiers from the 25th Infantry Regiment. In a postscript, Taft writes that he read the comments of Gilchrist Stewart on behalf of the discharged soldiers; he wonders if Stewart’s claims about the white townspeople killing the barkeeper, wounding the chief of police, and attacking women and children, before passing the blame onto the African American soldiers, are in fact possible.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906
Creator(s)
Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930
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
4
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from William H. Taft to Theodore Roosevelt. [1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o54744. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930. Letter from William H. Taft to Theodore Roosevelt. [1906]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 27, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o54744.
APA:
Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930., [1906]. Letter from William H. Taft to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o54744.
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. March 27, 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.
