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Letter from Leonard Wood to Theodore Roosevelt

General Wood needs to take a leave of absence to take his son home to the United States to put him into school at Groton Academy, and details his plans for travel during his absence. Wood encloses a response from Adjutant General Fred C. Ainsworth authorizing Wood’s return home. Wood is glad to continue on duty in the Philippines and considers it the best command in the service.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-01-18

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Louise Adriana Wood

The Roosevelts enjoyed reading Leonard R. Wood’s article and Theodore Roosevelt sends his congratulations. Roosevelt spoke to Leonard Wood earlier in the week and accepts the invitation to visit the Wood family at their home when he and Edith are in the city.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1914-11-21

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Leonard Wood

President Roosevelt tells Leonard Wood that he is glad the German invitation turned out all right. Roosevelt told Hermann Speck von Sternburg about the situation, and said that while he hoped that Wood could be present, he understood if it was not possible. Roosevelt is pleased that German Emperor William II remembered Wood, and was able to do as Wood hoped. The Republican National Convention went well, and Roosevelt believes that they will be able to elect William H. Taft as president.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-07-06

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Leonard Wood

Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt has recently returned from a trip to Groton School, and remarked to President Roosevelt about how well liked and respected Leonard R. Wood is throughout the school. Roosevelt would like to hear such news about his own children, so he wanted to write to General Leonard Wood to tell him.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-02-27

Letter from Leonard Wood to Theodore Roosevelt

General Wood has been invited to witness military maneuvers in France and Germany. Both invitations are personal, and Wood will attend with the same status in each country. Wood will not receive any remuneration for his presence other than his regular pay. Wood also plans to attend a day or two of training in England before he attends the Spanish Historical Congress in Zaragoza. Wood’s family is settling in to living in Switzerland and are hard at work learning French. In a postscript, Wood says the Americans nearby think the Republican ticket will win easily.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-07-20

Letter from Leonard Wood to Theodore Roosevelt

Leonard Wood thanks President Roosevelt for his thoughts about his son Leonard as he starts school. He updates Roosevelt on his travels thus far, and says that he hopes to be able to get permission to observe the German maneuvers as a bystander. He hopes attend the French maneuvers in an official capacity the following week.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-04-03

Letter from Leonard Wood to Theodore Roosevelt

Leonard Wood realizes he has not written President Roosevelt in some time, and so updates him on various events in the Philippines. The major disturbances in Samar and Leyte are over, and aside from occasional police work, American troops are not needed to keep the peace. Wood describes the military training over the year, culminating in a Division Meet. Wood is pleased that Roosevelt has issued orders regarding the physical health of field officers, and emphasizes that if Roosevelt could see how officers who are near retirement perform, he would enthusiastically back Wood’s push to base promotions and retirement on the qualifications of individuals. Wood describes his belief that officers are responsible for leading by example, and had hoped that officers could devote more time to their troops and less to administrative work. Wood says more officer training is required in horsemanship.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-07-01

Letter from Leonard Wood to Theodore Roosevelt

Leonard Wood envies President Roosevelt’s trip to Africa. He suggests Roosevelt visit the Philippines on his return as “it would be of the greatest value to all concerned and of great use to you in the future.” Wood, his wife Louise Adriana Wood, and son Leonard R. Wood will reach New York the first week of November.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-08-28

Letter from Leonard Wood to Theodore Roosevelt

General Wood informs President Roosevelt of his plans after being relieved on February 1, 1908. He intends to take leave and travel as much as possible, attending the Manila Carnival Association in early February and military maneuvers in Europe. Wood believes the Philippines Division is the most important command in the army and is glad that General Tasker Howard Bliss plans to stay another year or two. He hopes that his wife, Louisa Adriana Wood, is able to visit him.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-12-13