Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Booker T. Washington
Subject(s): Alabama, Civil service positions, Employees--Evaluation, Frye, William P. (William Pierce), 1831-1911, Tebbetts, William Frye, 1872-1942
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President Roosevelt tells Booker T. Washington about several difficulties he is having pertaining to matters in Alabama. Roosevelt is having trouble over the William Frye Tebbetts case because President Pro Tempore of the Senate William P. Frye has a “personal interest” in Tebbetts and wants him reappointed. Similarly, Roosevelt wants to trust Thompson and put Montgomery in the place of Chisolm under the Department of Justice, but the department says there is no issue with Chisolm. As Roosevelt says, “[Thompson] must not make it difficult for me by starting to turn out men who are . . . doing well.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-01-02
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915
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 Booker T. Washington. [January 2, 1905]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o190646. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Booker T. Washington. [2 Jan. 1905]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 2, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o190646.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.: , [1905, January 2]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Booker T. Washington. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o190646.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. 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 Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 2, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
