Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George B. Cortelyou
Subject(s): Railroads--Fares--Special rates, Railway mail service, Shallenberger, William Shadrack, 1839-1914, United States. Post Office Department, United States. Post Office Dept.
Click on image to zoom in
President Roosevelt asks Postmaster General Cortelyou if he has taken up the matter of the rate the government pays to have its mail carried by the railways. He recently saw an article on the matter, and believes “we may have an attack made upon us about the railways and the mails and I should like to feel that we are armed in the matter.” Roosevelt comments that he regards Assistant Postmaster General William Shadrack Shallenberger highly, but many people who wish for him to remain in office have close ties with railroads, and Roosevelt wants to make sure that everything is proper.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-08-17
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Cortelyou, George B. (George Bruce), 1862-1940
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 George B. Cortelyou. [August 17, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o196300. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George B. Cortelyou. [17 Aug. 1906]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o196300.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1906, August 17]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George B. Cortelyou.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o196300.
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.
