Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Willoughby B. Dobbs
Subject(s): Civil service, New York (State). Board of Commissioners of the Metropolitan Police
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Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt expresses his dislike for a new law regarding the civil service work of the New York Police Board, and asks Wiloughby B. Dobbs what the law will mean for the Board in the future. Roosevelt asks Dobbs about the probationary appointments that have been made since he left.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1897-05-17
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Dobbs, Willoughby B. (Willoughby Barrett), 1861-1931
Language
English
Period
Assistant Secretary of the Navy (April 1897-April 1898)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Willoughby B. Dobbs. [May 17, 1897]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o158699. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Willoughby B. Dobbs. [17 May. 1897]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 30, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o158699.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1897, May 17]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Willoughby B. Dobbs.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o158699.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
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. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 30, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
