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On behalf of Theodore Roosevelt, his secretary encloses a letter from Mrs. Summers. Roosevelt told Summers that he could not do anything, but he would forward the letter to the authorities in Washington, D.C.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-06-02
William B. Ladue from the office of the Chief of Engineers of the U.S. Army explains to Frank Harper that Elisha B. Summers was dismissed from his position in New Orleans because the quality of his work was unsatisfactory. There was no position in the engineer department that suited his abilities and no further action can be taken.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-07-13
C. J. Blanchard responds to Theodore Roosevelt’s previous inquiry regarding E. B. Summers, a Junior Engineer recently dismissed from the Engineering Department of the Army. He provides a detailed account of Summers’s quality of work, character, and recent assignment. Should Roosevelt wish to take any action on Summers’s behalf, he should correspond with General W.H. Bixby, though Blanchard request that he not be quoted, as his intel comes from Bixby’s division.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-05-26