Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John A. Sleicher
Subject(s): American newspapers--Employees, Press and politics, Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ), Somerville, Henderson M. (Henderson Middleton), 1837-1915, United States. Post Office Department, United States. Post Office Dept.
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President Roosevelt thanks John A. Sleicher for sending the dispatch from the Evening Post which Roosevelt describes as a lie. There is talk that the Post Office scandals are creating a controversy between Roosevelt and the Republican state organizations. Roosevelt states that Henderson Middleton Somerville, who wrote the article in question, was marked for removal from his post as General Appraiser before the article came out.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-10-22
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Sleicher, John A. (John Albert), 1848-1921
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
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John A. Sleicher. [October 22, 1903]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o186265. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John A. Sleicher. [22 Oct. 1903]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o186265.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1903, October 22]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John A. Sleicher.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o186265.
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 6, 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.
