Letter from Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Barry, Thomas Henry, 1855-1919, Legislation, Letters

Senator Wainwright received Theodore Roosevelt’s letter and enclosures related to the bill that interests General Thomas Henry Barry. Wainwright will look up the matter and write to Barry as Roosevelt suggested. He remembers serving under Barry in 1904 at the Manassas maneuvers.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-07-17

Creator(s)

Wainwright, Jonathan Mayhew, 1864-1945

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

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 Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright to Theodore Roosevelt. [July 17, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o69287. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Wainwright, Jonathan Mayhew, 1864-1945. Letter from Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright to Theodore Roosevelt. [17 Jul. 1911]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 30, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o69287.

APA:

Wainwright, Jonathan Mayhew, 1864-1945., [1911, July 17]. Letter from Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o69287.

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 30, 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.