Letter from Benjamin Alvord to WIlliam F. Stewart
Subject(s): Bacon, Robert, 1860-1919, Employees--Appointment, qualifications, tenure, etc., Military appointments, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, United States. War Department, United States. War Dept.
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Adjutant General Alvord informs Colonel Stewart that the War Department is preparing to assign him to a new post, without command. President Theodore Roosevelt has instructed that Stewart be offered the chance to retire instead. Stewart is given twenty-four hours to decide if he will retire or not.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-09-23
Creator(s)
Recipient
Stewart, William F. (William Fayssoux), 1849-1924
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
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 Benjamin Alvord to WIlliam F. Stewart. [September 23, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o57091. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Alvord, Benjamin, 1860-1927. Letter from Benjamin Alvord to WIlliam F. Stewart. [23 Sep. 1907]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 19, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o57091.
APA:
Alvord, Benjamin, 1860-1927., [1907, September 23]. Letter from Benjamin Alvord to WIlliam F. Stewart.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o57091.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. 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. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 19, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
