United States. Army. Volunteer Cavalry, 1st

Letter from Cecil Andrew Lyon to Theodore Roosevelt

Cecil Andrew Lyon tells President Roosevelt the people of the United States will not be happy if he follows through with the Standard Oil plan and the rebates in Kentucky. Lyon praises Roosevelt’s actions in a number of other incidents and events (such as settling the anthracite coal strike, the Panama canal, the Rough Riders, and the Square Deal). Lyon states something must be done to “curb the growing power of money” if the United States wants to avoid incidents like the French Revolution. He believes that Roosevelt is the man to apply such checks on that growing power.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-05-04

Letter from Roscoe B. Moore to Theodore Roosevelt

Roscoe B. Moore writes to President Roosevelt from South Dakota Penitentiary asking for Roosevelt’s help. Moore served with the 1st Volunteer Cavalry, also known as the Rough Riders, and as a member he asks for Roosevelt’s help in either getting his prison sentence shortened or raffling off a hand made saddle so that money can be sent to Moore’s family in New Mexico.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-02-11

Letter from Robert Bridges to Theodore Roosevelt

Robert Bridges writes to President Roosevelt regarding the successful German translations of The Rough Riders.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-02-02

Letter from Robert Lee Howze to Theodore Roosevelt

Lieutenant Colonel Howze writes to President Roosevelt concerning statements made by Colonel Webb Cook Hays that Howze feels the need to correct. San Juan Hill and the 1st Volunteer Cavalry are mentioned in the letter.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-02-08

Letter from George H. Sharland to Theodore Roosevelt

George H. Sharland, former Rough Rider, writes to President Roosevelt requesting a loan to pay for his wife’s medical bills and to stop his furniture from being sold for past bills.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-01-07

Letter from Joseph H. Proctor to Theodore Roosevelt

Joseph H. Proctor asks President Roosevelt to recommend him as Deputy under U.S. Marshal William P. Warner of Nebraska. Proctor was a Private in Troop D of the Rough Riders and mentions a photo taken of him and President Roosevelt in San Antonio, Texas.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-12-30

Letter from Guy Murchie to Theodore Roosevelt

Guy Murchie sends three photographs of the Rough Riders to President Roosevelt. Murchie also congratulates Roosevelt on successfully negotiating peace between Japan and Russia–a feat that seemed impossible.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-09-07

Letter from Don Rickey to Chester L. Brooks

Fifty booklets, entitled War in the West-The Indian Campaigns, have been mailed. Historian Don Rickey requests further information on what is desired for “cowboy and Rough Rider research.”

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1957-02-19

Letter from Don Rickey to Robert W. Denny

National Park Service Historian Don Rickey requests information and donations from members of the Rough Rider Association for a new exhibit at Theodore Roosevelt National Park. Rickey is also interested in interviewing members of the association.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1957-02-20

Letter from Don Rickey

Historian Don Rickey is searching for information on the uniforms, arms, and equipment of the Rough Riders. He would like to speak with Billy McGinty, former president of the Rough Rider Association, who lives outside of Oklahoma City. Rickey hopes that the Veterans Administration can provide McGinty’s address.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1957-02-20

Letter from Richard E. Sloan to William Loeb

Arizona Supreme Court Justice Sloan thanks William Loeb for sending a personal donation from President Theodore Roosevelt to the fund to build a monument for Rough Rider Captain William Owen O’Neill. Sloan hopes Roosevelt will be able to speak at the dedication ceremony when the monument is complete.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-05-24

Letter from Samuel S. Sumner to Theodore Roosevelt

In response to recent discussion in the press about President Roosevelt’s involvement in the Battle of San Juan Hill during the American-Spanish War, Major General Sumner provides his own account as the commanding general of the cavalry division. Sumner saw Roosevelt on several occasions on July 1, 1898, including at El Pozo, on the road to San Juan River, on the summit of Kettle Hill, and on San Juan Ridge.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-05-11

Letter from Richard E. Sloan to Theodore Roosevelt

The 23rd Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Arizona appropriated funding to make a Rough Rider monument to Captain O’Neill in Prescott, and Governor Joseph H. Kibbey has appointed a commission to oversee the erection of the monument. The commission will raise additional money by subscription, and Richard E. Sloan, who is secretary of the appointed commission, asks President Roosevelt for any suggestions to help them carry out their purpose.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-05-04

The bigotted ass called Bigelow

In his editorial for the Brunswick Journal, Small expresses his frustration that President Roosevelt selected Poultney Bigelow to represent the United States at an upcoming royal function, especially after Bigelow criticized the Rough Riders. There is also a handwritten note from Small, at the top of the article, that states he hopes Roosevelt can survive Bigelow.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-05-15

Letter from William E. English to Theodore Roosevelt

William E. English hopes President Roosevelt does not mind that his name and service in the Army were discussed at a recent gathering of veterans from the Spanish-American War.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-03-27

Letter from Mike Donovan to Theodore Roosevelt

Mike Donovan writes to express his thanks to Theodore Roosevelt for financial support in helping him be present for the inauguration.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-03-12

Letter from William H. H. Llewellyn to Sherman M. Bell

William H. H. Llewellyn was glad to receive General Bell’s reply to his letter asking about the political situation in Colorado. Llewellyn had previously written to the other former Rough Riders living in Colorado to assess the situation there. He has been invited to in Colorado later in the month. Llewellyn comments that there are a number of former rough riders near Trinidad, Colorado, including James D. Ritchie, who “is quite an Anarchist.” In spite of Ritchie’s politics and an incident in which he shot a man, Llewellyn writes that “he is doing everything he can for the Roosevelt Electors in Colorado. I do not think you could pry him away from the Colonel even with a crow-bar.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-10-17

Letter from William H. H. Llewellyn to Bert T. Holderman

William H. H. Llewellyn writes to Bert T. Holderman to ask how the Republican national campaign is progressing where he lives. Llewellyn indicates that men in New Mexico from President Roosevelt’s former regiment are eager for his success even though they cannot vote for him.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-10-05

Letter from Sherman Bell to William Llewellyn

Adjutant General Bell writes to Major Llewellyn in response to Llewellyn’s letter saying that he believes President Roosevelt will win in Colorado. Bell comments that if some of the Rough Riders in New Mexico would like to contribute to the election effort, they could campaign in Colorado. He also invites Llewellyn to make speeches in Colorado.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-10-10

Letter from William H. H. Llewellyn to Theodore Roosevelt

William H. H. Llewellyn believes that President Roosevelt will win both Colorado and California. Llewellyn and W. E. Dame are corresponding with their fellow Rough Riders whenever they can.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-09-10