Superintendent of Yellowstone National Park Young thanks President Roosevelt for promoting Brigadier General William Penn Duvall to major general to fill General William Spencer McCaskey’s vacancy. Young knows Duvall is highly qualified for the position.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-08-29

Creator(s)

Young, S. B. M. (Samuel Baldwin Marks), 1840-1924

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

1

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

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 S. B. M. Young to Theodore Roosevelt. [August 29, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o56854. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Young, S. B. M. (Samuel Baldwin Marks), 1840-1924. Letter from S. B. M. Young to Theodore Roosevelt. [29 Aug. 1907]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 27, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o56854.

APA:

Young, S. B. M. (Samuel Baldwin Marks), 1840-1924., [1907, August 29]. Letter from S. B. M. Young to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o56854.

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.