Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frank Rathgeber
Subject(s): Etiquette, Friendship, Kelly, Minnie Gertrude, Moss, Frank, 1860-1920, Police, Police--Legal status, laws, etc., Riis, Jacob A. (Jacob August), 1849-1914
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Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt praises Frank Rathgeber, Minnie Gertrude Kelly, and Jacob A. Riis as good friends. Roosevelt is glad Police Commissioner Frank Moss wants Rathgeber to be made a roundsman and would like Rathgeber to keep him apprised if anything interesting happens in the police department.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1897-05-28
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
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
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frank Rathgeber. [May 28, 1897]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o158839. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frank Rathgeber. [28 May. 1897]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 16, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o158839.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1897, May 28]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frank Rathgeber.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o158839.
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. January 16, 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.
