Theodore Roosevelt to General Leonard Wood, November 1898

Western Union Telegram from Theodore Roosevelt to General Leonard Wood in Santiago, Cuba announcing Roosevelt's election as New York State Governor. The handwritten message states "Am elected -- Roosevelt." Leonard Wood served alongside Theodore Roosevelt as Colonel of the 1st U.S. Volunteer Cavalry during the Spanish-American War. While Roosevelt returned state-side with his "Rough Riders" in August 1898, Leonard Wood remained in Cuba with the 2nd Volunteer Cavalry.