Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Gassaway Davis
Subject(s): Administrative agencies--Officials and employees--Selection and appointment, Fox, Williams C. (Williams Carlton), 1855-1924, Rockhill, William Woodville, 1854-1914, United States. Department of State, United States. Dept. of State
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President Roosevelt tells ex-senator Henry Gassaway Davis that people in the Department of State believe Williams C. Fox should be promoted to head the Bureau of American Republics. Roosevelt thinks he will appoint him with the caveat that he will be immediately removed if necessary.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-03-02
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Davis, Henry Gassaway, 1823-1916
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 Henry Gassaway Davis. [March 2, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o191226. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Gassaway Davis. [2 Mar. 1905]. 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/o191226.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1905, March 2]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Gassaway Davis.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o191226.
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.
