Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Jeter Connelly Pritchard
Subject(s): Employees--Dismissal of, Harkins, Herschel S. (Herschel Springfield), 1854-1911, Internal revenue, North Carolina, Shaw, Leslie M. (Leslie Mortier), 1848-1932, Yerkes, John Watson, 1854-1922
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President Roosevelt tells Judge Pritchard that it is out of the question to reopen the case of former Internal Revenue Collector Herschel S. Harkins, as he was removed on the recommendation of both Secretary of the Treasury Leslie M. Shaw and Commissioner of Internal Revenue John Watson Yerkes. Furthermore, Harkins’s successor has already been appointed.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-07-09
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Pritchard, Jeter Connelly, 1857-1921
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
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 Jeter Connelly Pritchard. [July 9, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o196044. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Jeter Connelly Pritchard. [9 Jul. 1906]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 23, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o196044.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1906, July 9]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Jeter Connelly Pritchard.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o196044.
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 23, 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.
