Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James Rudolph Garfield
Subject(s): Civil service--Employees, Dunnell, Mark B. (Mark Boothby), 1864-1940, Governmental investigations
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President Roosevelt acknowledges receipt of Commissioner of Corporations Garfield’s letter enclosing a letter in which Mark B. Dunnell applies for the Civil Service Commissionership. Roosevelt shares Garfield’s feeling about investigations, and believes that he is not responsible for any wrongdoing that occurred before his administration began. He is only responsible for ending the wrongdoing when it is discovered.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-05-13
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Garfield, James Rudolph, 1865-1950
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
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 James Rudolph Garfield. [May 13, 1903]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o184868. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James Rudolph Garfield. [13 May. 1903]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 23, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o184868.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1903, May 13]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James Rudolph Garfield.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o184868.
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 23, 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.
