Telegram from Albert T. Witbeck to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Railroad travel, Veterans

Albert T. Witbeck conveys a request from veterans of the Spanish-American War that Theodore Roosevelt briefly stop in Brookhaven, Mississippi, on his way to New Orleans, Louisiana.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-03-11

Creator(s)

Witbeck, Albert T. (Albert Tyler), 1881-1933

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Period

Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

1

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Image

Resource Type

Telegram

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:

Telegram from Albert T. Witbeck to Theodore Roosevelt. [March 11, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o65692. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Witbeck, Albert T. (Albert Tyler), 1881-1933. Telegram from Albert T. Witbeck to Theodore Roosevelt. [11 Mar. 1911]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 8, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o65692.

APA:

Witbeck, Albert T. (Albert Tyler), 1881-1933., [1911, March 11]. Telegram from Albert T. Witbeck to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o65692.

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. January 8, 2026. 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.