Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Thomas Collier Platt
Subject(s): Administrative agencies--Officials and employees--Selection and appointment, Anderson, Charles William, 1866-1938, Barbados, Byington, Aaron Homer, 1826-1910, Diplomatic and consular service, American--Selection and appointment, Race relations, Roberts, Ellis H. (Ellis Henry), 1827-1918, Shaw, Leslie M. (Leslie Mortier), 1848-1932, Treat, Charles H. (Charles Henry), 1842-1910
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President Roosevelt informs Senator Platt that he requested that the “gentleman in whom you are interested” be promoted to Consul at Barbados. Roosevelt shares that the current Treasurer of the United States, Ellis H. Roberts, will be replaced soon, and that per their recent conversation, Roosevelt can promote Charles H. Treat to Treasurer, and put Charles William Anderson in Treat’s place as Internal Revenue Collector in New York, with the goal of giving “conspicuous recognition” to an African American man there.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-02-28
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Platt, Thomas Collier, 1833-1910
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Thomas Collier Platt. [February 28, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o191211. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Thomas Collier Platt. [28 Feb. 1905]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 19, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o191211.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1905, February 28]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Thomas Collier Platt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o191211.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 19, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
