Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edwin Warfield
President Roosevelt has received Governor Warfield’s letter, which he will carefully consider, and thanks him for writing.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
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1907-01-31
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President Roosevelt has received Governor Warfield’s letter, which he will carefully consider, and thanks him for writing.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-01-31
President Roosevelt thanks Governor Warfield of Maryland for the invitation on behalf of the Ancient Order of Hibernians. He regrets his inability to attend, but wishes the order a pleasant meeting.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-07-05
President Roosevelt tells Governor Warfield that Colonel Symington has an “A-1 American family” and asks him to congratulate Symington on his behalf.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-12-30
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.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-02-12