Letter from John Campbell Greenway to William Loeb
John Campbell Greenway recommends Dudley Stuart Dean as a second lieutenant in the regular Army.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-11-14
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United States. Army. Volunteer Cavalry, 1st
Letter from Henry Clay Evans to George B. Cortelyou
Commissioner Evans does not think highly of Melvin Grigsby. Grigsby claims to have started the Rough Riders, and Evans dismisses him as a nuisance.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-11-21
Letter from William H. H. Llewellyn to Theodore Roosevelt
William H. H. Llewellyn is sending President Roosevelt a Remington derringer and suggests he carry it with him for personal protection. Llewellyn has received many letters from Rough Riders regarding Roosevelt’s succession to the presidency and he is pleased that no one asked for help in acquiring a position.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-10-11
Mounted infantry
Hermann Speck von Sternburg reviews the uses, training, and equipment of mounted infantry.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-10-05
Letter from Sherrard Coleman to Theodore Roosevelt
Lieutenant Coleman is pleased with his appointment as first lieutenant of cavalry in the 9th regiment and thanks President Roosevelt. The many Rough Riders in the Philippines are doing well and Coleman reports on the activities of several of them.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-10-01
Letter from Robert Brodie to Theodore Roosevelt
Robert Brodie requests the address of a Captain Brodie, a member of the Rough Riders. He hopes for a successful Roosevelt administration.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-09-23
Letter from Frederick Muller to Theodore Roosevelt
Frederick Muller congratulates President Roosevelt on his succession to the presidency. In a postscript, Muller states that the New Mexico Territory is in an “unfortunate condition” and that Governor Otero is conspiring to win Roosevelt’s support.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-09-23
Letter from Joseph F. McMullen to Theodore Roosevelt
Joseph F. McMullen read in a newspaper that Vice President Roosevelt would be writing the history of New Mexico troopers in the Rough Riders. McMullen provides information about his son, Samuel J. McMullen, who served in Company G and recently passed away from tuberculosis.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-09-04
Letter from Thomas Herndon Young to Theodore Roosevelt
Thomas Herndon Young, a veteran of the Rough Riders, requests Vice President Roosevelt’s help in securing a position.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-09-04
Letter from George Curry to Theodore Roosevelt
George Curry has resigned as governor of the Camarines and is now chief of police in Manila. He is proud that Governor Taft selected him for the position. The situation in the Philippines is “working along very nicely” and the Rough Riders on the islands are doing well. Curry reports that Lieutenant Sweet, the former secret service chief, was arrested for abusing prisoners but will likely get out of trouble. He also mentions that Captain Green, who is with him, wishes to be remembered by Roosevelt and “all of the old boys.”
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-09-05
Letter from William A. Bell to Theodore Roosevelt
William A. Bell, a former Rough Rider, is in debt and requests Vice President Roosevelt’s help in acquiring a position.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-09-06
Letter from John D. Dow to Theodore Roosevelt
John D. Dow writes a long and mostly incoherent letter to Vice President Roosevelt. He discusses Alice Roosevelt’s recent illness and need for a dental operation. He seems to want Roosevelt to cooperate in a scheme to sell stock for an invention he has patented, a cattle car to ship cattle East. He believes Roosevelt could raise “2 to 4 million” in just a few days in the West. He also comments on the Rough Riders.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-08-27
Letter from G. Percy Hawes to Theodore Roosevelt
On behalf of the military committee of the Richmond Carnival Association, G. Percy Hawes invites Vice President Roosevelt to attend a military parade on October 10.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-08-27
Letter from Griffin Tolman to Theodore Roosevelt
Griffin Tolman has applied to be the register of the land office in Montgomery, Alabama, and requests Vice President Roosevelt’s help.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-08-29
Letter from Binger Hermann to Theodore Roosevelt
Commissioner Hermann was pleased to be able to follow Vice President Roosevelt’s wishes and appoint David E. Warford, who served with Roosevelt in the 1st Volunteer Cavalry, a United States forest ranger.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-08-23
Letter from William S. Van Keuren to Theodore Roosevelt
William S. Van Keuren requests a small donation from Vice President Roosevelt to help him get back on his feet. He campaigned so hard last year that his health was ruined. Van Keuren is also in the process of starting a weekly anti-Tammany newspaper but lacks the funds to have the first issue printed.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-08-23
Letter from Charles Robert Younger to Theodore Roosevelt
Charles Robert Younger has been arrested in Indian Territory. He requests a letter from Vice President Roosevelt regarding his conduct when he served under Roosevelt in the 1st Volunteer Cavalry. Younger’s trial is set for December and will be before Judge Gills in Vinita, Indian Territory.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-08-25
Letter from William H. Altman to Theodore Roosevelt
William H. Altman sends Vice President Roosevelt some papers and “relics” he obtained from Roosevelt’s saddlebag and haversack while he was working at the Rock Island Arsenal, where equipment from Roosevelt’s troops were received for repairs after the troops returned from Cuba. Altman explains that he comes from “fighting stock,” gives a list of relatives who have served as soldiers, and asks for a remembrance from Roosevelt. Altman offers to send Roosevelt a copy of Rock Island Arsenal: In Peace and In War, if he does not already have one.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-02-27
Letter from David E. Warford to Theodore Roosevelt
David E. Warford introduces himself to Vice-President Roosevelt as a former Rough Rider who was wounded in the Spanish-American War. Warford currently draws a government pension, but is unable to do hard work and cannot maintain himself on the sum he gets from his pension. He asks Roosevelt to use his influence to get him a position as a line rider in the Timber Reserve.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-05-08
Letter from Micah John Jenkins to Theodore Roosevelt
Micah John Jenkins, a member of the Rough Riders, asks for Governor Roosevelt’s support and assistance in assuring his proper rank in the retired lists of the U.S. Army.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1900-06-03