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Theodore Roosevelt notifies the Winchester Repeating Arms Company that he has requested that General William Crozier send the rifles with the silencers as soon as possible. He also mentions that if the representative of the company needs a pass to get on board the ship to deliver the guns and ammunition this letter will serve as such.
Buffalo Bill Center of the West
1909-03-12
General William Crozier sends additional guns and cartridges for President Roosevelt to use on his African safari. They should be put in a case that will let Roosevelt use them on the steamer.
Buffalo Bill Center of the West
1909-02-27
Secretary of War Taft informs President Roosevelt that he spoke to the bureau heads and Generals James Franklin Bell and Fred C. Ainsworth upon his return. He details the plans devised by the Army General Staff for three expeditions to Cuba. If military intervention is warranted, Taft favors “going with as much force as we can command, …to end the business at once.” He suggests Roosevelt inquire of Attorney General William H. Moody if they have the right to intervene in Cuba without asking permission of Congress.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-09-15
Theodore Roosevelt has been hospitalized due to complications related to the abscesses and fever he acquired on the Brazilian trip. He is comfortable and receiving “devoted attention.” When it appeared that he may not recover, the public was suddenly concerned about him and the fact that there would be no one left to speak the truth about the military situation. Roosevelt received the draft of Archibald Roosevelt’s letters compiled by Grace Stackpole Lockwood Roosevelt and believes them worthy of publication. He regrets that his illness prevents him from seeing Grace, who is pregnant. Roosevelt wants to see Generals Bliss, Crozier, and Sharpe removed from their positions for being “miracles of incompetency” during the lead up to the war.
1918-02-15
General James Franklin Bell and General William Crozier are the most likely officers to be named Chief of Staff and promoted to major general.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-12-30
Henry Loomis Nelson encloses some papers from Edward F. McSweeney, Commissioner of Immigration, port of New York, which McSweeney sent in response to the announcement that Terence V. Powderly was being removed as U.S. Commissioner General of Immigration due to corruption. The papers are McSweeney’s effort to defend his integrity against growing allegations against his conduct in immigration services. Nelson adds that he wishes to help President Roosevelt in a case involving Captain William Crozier.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-04-09