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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Cabot Lodge

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Cabot Lodge

Senator Lodge is right about the dates for Hieron I, but President Roosevelt said Hieron II ruled 50 years after Alexander the Great. Roosevelt is excited to see the Philistis coin. He encloses a copy of the letter he sent to Chairman Francis E. Warren along with Chief of Ordnance William Crozier’s findings concerning the presence of antimony in the chemical analysis of various bullets issued by the army at the time of the Brownsville Affair.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-12-15

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Francis E. Warren

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Francis E. Warren

President Roosevelt informs Senator Warren about Colonel Frank Heath’s reports concerning the presence of antimony in bullets manufactured by the Union Metallic Cartridge company and those recovered from the Brownsville Affair. It is possible all of the company’s bullets used by the army at the time of the shooting may have antimony present. These findings invalidate Senator Joseph Benson Foraker’s argument.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-12-15

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Report on the chemical analysis and origin of bullets found in Brownsville

Report on the chemical analysis and origin of bullets found in Brownsville

A report consisting of communications between Major General Crozier, Frankford Arsenal Commander Captain Heath, and chemist William J. Williams of the Ordnance Department. The report describes findings related to the chemical composition of bullets distributed and used by the Ordnance Department to compare to the bullets found on site in the aftermath of the Brownsville Affair.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-12-07

Creator(s)

Crozier, William, 1855-1942

Letter from Frank Heath to William Crozier

Letter from Frank Heath to William Crozier

Colonel Heath, Commander of Frankford Arsenal, informs Chief of Ordnance Brigadier General Crozier that antimony is not used in bullet cores constructed at the Frankford Arsenal. He has no Union Metallic cartridges on hand, but he has a record of their chemical analysis from May 1906 which shows their bullet cores being 8.36% antimony. Since the Union Metallic Company Cartridges were sent directly from the company’s manufacturer to Watervilet Arsenal, Heath suggests performing a chemical analysis of those bullets.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-12-09

Creator(s)

Heath, Frank, 1845-1925

Letter from Francis E. Warren to William H. Taft

Letter from Francis E. Warren to William H. Taft

Senator Warren, chairman of the Senate Committee on Military Affairs, requests Secretary of War Taft to provide the committee with information about the bullets used for Springfield rifles. The committee wants to know if the government performs chemical analyses of bullets or materials to create bullets sold to the government, if the Union Metallic Cartridge Company preserves records of their chemical analyses, and if he has any information on the ingredients and percentages of materials used to fabricate bullets from manufacturers other than the government.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-12-10

Creator(s)

Warren, Francis E. (Francis Emroy), 1844-1929

Letter from Frank Heath to William Crozier

Letter from Frank Heath to William Crozier

Colonel Heath of the Frankford Arsenal reports to Chief of Ordnance General Crozier that Alexander S. Cassels inspected finished bullets for the Union Metallic Cartridge Company but paid no attention to their composition or whether antimony was used. Heath directs attention to the chemical analysis report from January 1, 1906, that shows Union Metallic Cartridge Company bullets contained antimony.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-12-10

Creator(s)

Heath, Frank, 1845-1925

Letter from Frank H. Phipps to William Crozier

Letter from Frank H. Phipps to William Crozier

Due to difficulties in sighting President Roosevelt’s Luger pistol, the Ordnance Department has run out of the proper ammunition. Lieutenant Colonel Phipps has contacted the Union Metallic Cartridge Company to inquire if they make a a suitable cartridge. If they do not, there might not be a vendor in the country that sells the proper ammunition.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-07-02

Creator(s)

Phipps, Frank H. (Frank Huntington), 1843-1925