Butt, McCoskry, 1858-1921

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1913-02-17

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Butt, McCoskry, 1858-1921

President Roosevelt received General Butt’s letter and says the shot being fired was a “newspaper yarn.” Roosevelt asks to see Butt in Washington, D.C., to discuss the infantry drill.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-09-19

President Roosevelt invites General Butt to dine at the White House.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-09-25

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1916-09-21

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Butt, McCoskry, 1858-1921

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1916-09-13

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Butt, McCoskry, 1858-1921

Theodore Roosevelt sends McCoskry Butt the letter to Leonard Wood.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-11-14

On behalf of Theodore Roosevelt, his secretary regretfully informs General McCoskry Butt that Roosevelt has a previous engagement and cannot lunch with him tomorrow. However, Roosevelt wants to visit with him.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-11-09

Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary informs McCoskry Butt that Roosevelt wants to see him next Friday.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-11-04

Theodore Roosevelt thanks General McCoskry Butt for his letter and clippings. He urges him to write to General Wood personally about the possible appointment of Almsworth to the rank of lieutenant-general.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-06-20

Theodore Roosevelt apologizes for being unable to accept an invitation from Brigadier General Butt.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1915-03-13

Theodore Roosevelt thanks McCoskry Butt for his clippings and hopes General Butt has seen Roosevelt’s articles.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1914-11-14

Theodore Roosevelt thanks General Butt for the clipping and comments and would like to get together and talk as soon as the election is over.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1914-10-02

President Roosevelt tells General Butt that General Leonard Wood has already told him what Butt told him. He has sent Butt’s letter and the “very interesting clipping” to Chief of Artillery Arthur Murray.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-11-20

President Roosevelt tells General Butt is “delighted” with the view Colonel Renard takes in his article about the sabre. Roosevelt adds that he is interested to see public statistics stating that only half of one percent of the Japanese soldiers killed were due to the bayonet.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-01-28

President Roosevelt tells General Butt that he thinks that the purpose of Colonel James S. Pettit’s article was excellent, but parts of it are absurd. He thinks it proves that army officers should not comment on politics if they are ignorant of the subject. Two people so far have spoken to Roosevelt about the article, saying that it proves that army officers should not be trusted in matters of policy.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-01-26

President Roosevelt thanks General Butt, and encourages the general to have lunch with him sometime.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-11-10

After the election, President Roosevelt would like General Butt to have lunch with him and go over Butt’s experience abroad and discuss the army and national guard situations in the United States.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-10-06

President Roosevelt hopes to see General Butt in Washington, D.C., next October and to examine the rifle.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-07-15