Letter from Albert Bushnell Hart to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Armed Forces--African American troops, Courts, Lynching, Racism
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Albert Bushnell Hart praises President Roosevelt’s decision to disband the three companies of African American troops after the events of Brownsville. Hart believes that in this particular case, the “usual and often genuine excuse that to reveal the name of the supposed Negro criminal is to deliver him up to lynching without examination into his guilt,” does not have a place, and that every man in the companies knew that those responsible would have been given a fair trial and protection from mob violence.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-11-26
Creator(s)
Hart, Albert Bushnell, 1854-1943
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 Albert Bushnell Hart to Theodore Roosevelt. [November 26, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o54905. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Hart, Albert Bushnell, 1854-1943. Letter from Albert Bushnell Hart to Theodore Roosevelt. [26 Nov. 1906]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 22, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o54905.
APA:
Hart, Albert Bushnell, 1854-1943., [1906, November 26]. Letter from Albert Bushnell Hart to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o54905.
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. January 22, 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.
