Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Harrison Bingham
Subject(s): Civil service--Legal status, laws, etc., Political crimes and offenses, Postal service--Administration, United States Civil Service Commission
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President Roosevelt’s intervention led to the withdrawal of the Civil Service Commission’s request for the removal of Postmaster McMichael. He asks Representative Bingham to make sure that McMichael “understands that there must be no violation or evasion of the law and the rules of his office.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-12-30
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Bingham, Henry Harrison, 1841-1912
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 Henry Harrison Bingham. [December 30, 1903]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o186912. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Harrison Bingham. [30 Dec. 1903]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 16, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o186912.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1903, December 30]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Harrison Bingham.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o186912.
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 16, 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.
