Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to H. F. Holtz
Subject(s): Bunn, Paul V. (Paul Vernon), 1871-1938, Conduct of life, Dobbs, Willoughby B. (Willoughby Barrett), 1861-1931, New York (N.Y.). Police Department, New York (N.Y.). Police Dept., Strong, William Lafayette, 1827-1900, United States Civil Service Commission
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Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt agrees with H. F. Holtz’s statements about the governor (presumably William Lafayette Strong). He discusses Civil Service Commission Chief Clerk Paul V. Bunn’s personal history and attests to his skilled, hard-working nature alongside fellow Civil Service employee Willoughby B. Dobbs. Roosevelt would have brought Bunn to the New York Police Department with him, but there was no position.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1897-09-21
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
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to H. F. Holtz. [September 21, 1897]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o159759. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to H. F. Holtz. [21 Sep. 1897]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o159759.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1897, September 21]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to H. F. Holtz.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o159759.
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. February 13, 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.
