Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Eleroy Curtis
Subject(s): African Americans in the civil service, Alabama, Aldrich, William F. (William Farrington), 1853-1925, Civil service--Employees, Employee selection, Federal government--Officials and employees, Jones, Thomas Goode, 1844-1914, McKinley, William, 1843-1901, Roulhac, T. R. (Thomas Ruffin), 1846-1907, Thompson, Joseph O. (Joseph Oswalt), 1869-1933, Youngblood, William, 1844-1924
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President Roosevelt wants to correct mistakes and falsehoods in William Eleroy Curtis’s letter about the state of political appointments in Alabama. Roosevelt believes that Curtis was misled by a statement by Mr. Faulkner, which implied that Roosevelt has appointed fewer and worse African Americans to positions than William McKinley did. The appointments in Alabama have been higher quality in the last three and a half years.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-03-25
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Curtis, William Eleroy, 1850-1911
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 William Eleroy Curtis. [March 25, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o191435. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Eleroy Curtis. [25 Mar. 1905]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o191435.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1905, March 25]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Eleroy Curtis.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o191435.
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. March 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.
