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Letter from William H. H. Llewellyn to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from William H. H. Llewellyn to Theodore Roosevelt

William H. H. Llewellyn reports on the unfortunate recent activities of former Rough Riders. James D. Ritchie of Troop G is in jail for murder in Colorado and Gerald A. Webb of Troop D killed two men in Arizona. Public sympathy has been growing for Frank Brito, currently incarcerated in New Mexico for killing his sister-in-law, since Brito’s wife ran off with Mr. Coyne of Troop H.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-02-20

Letter from William H. H. Llewellyn to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from William H. H. Llewellyn to Theodore Roosevelt

William H. H. Llewellyn reports on the unfortunate recent activities of former Rough Riders. James D. Ritchie of Troop G is in jail for murder in Colorado and Gerald A. Webb of Troop D killed two men in Arizona. Public sympathy has been growing for Frank Brito, currently incarcerated in New Mexico for killing his sister-in-law, since Brito’s wife ran off with Mr. Coyne of Troop H.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-02-20

Negroes denounce White

Negroes denounce White

A meeting of African Americans from Elizabeth, New Jersey, denounced the murder of Helen S. Bishop by George F. White, an African American. White was lynched for his crime and the African American community does not want to be condemned for the acts of one man.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-06-27