Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Alford Warriner Cooley
Subject(s): Civil service--Law and legislation, Postmasters, United States Civil Service Commission
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President Roosevelt thinks that it is nonsense that there has been debate over whether the order classified fourth class postmasters. Either the Civil Service Commission will agree that they never intended to classify fourth class postmasters or Roosevelt will create a new order removing fourth class postmasters from the classified service.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-09-18
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Cooley, Alford Warriner, 1873-1913
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-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 Alford Warriner Cooley. [September 18, 1903]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o185980. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Alford Warriner Cooley. [18 Sep. 1903]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 9, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o185980.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1903, September 18]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Alford Warriner Cooley.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o185980.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. 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. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 9, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
