Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Sereno Stansbury Pratt

Subject(s): Local officials and employees--Selection and appointment, Platt, Thomas Collier, 1833-1910

President Roosevelt has already started collecting information on Mr. Plimley. Senator Platt suggested Plimley and Roosevelt believes the appointment “seemed all right.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-03-16

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Pratt, Sereno Stansbury, 1858-1915

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

1

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Image

Resource Type

Letter

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 Sereno Stansbury Pratt. [March 16, 1903]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o184518. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Sereno Stansbury Pratt. [16 Mar. 1903]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o184518.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1903, March 16]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Sereno Stansbury Pratt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o184518.

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.