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Warfield, Edwin, 1848-1920

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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edwin Warfield

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edwin Warfield

The Maryland General Assembly sent a resolution to President Roosevelt requesting that federal troops be sent to Baltimore, Maryland, to maintain order after a large fire. The resolution was accompanied by a statement from Governor Warfield that the situation no longer required troops. With this statement and Elihu Root’s interpretation of the relevant statutes limiting federal troops to “a disturbance amounting to an insurrection,” Roosevelt declines to comply with the assembly’s request.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-02-12

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919