Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Nevada N. Stranahan
Subject(s): Lawyers, Merchants, New York (State), New York (State). Canal Appraisers, Odell, Benjamin B. (Benjamin Barker), 1854-1926, Parker, Alton B. (Alton Brooks), 1852-1926, Platt, Thomas Collier, 1833-1910, Shaw, Leslie M. (Leslie Mortier), 1848-1932, Speeches, addresses, etc., State governments--Officials and employees--Selection and appointment
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President Roosevelt is pleased by what Nevada N. Stranahan, Collector of the Port of New York, tells him. While he has been pessimistic about New York, he now believes they will carry it. Roosevelt has instructed Secretary of the Treasury Shaw to write to Stranahan about the man Senator Platt recommended for the position on the Board of Appraisers. Roosevelt thinks Governor Odell will approve of the man, but thinks it more important that he be someone the merchants and lawyers are satisfied with.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-08-13
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Stranahan, Nevada N. (Nevada Northrup), 1861-1928
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 Nevada N. Stranahan. [August 13, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o188879. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Nevada N. Stranahan. [13 Aug. 1904]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o188879.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1904, August 13]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Nevada N. Stranahan.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o188879.
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.
