Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Elihu Root
Subject(s): Bonaparte, Charles J. (Charles Joseph), 1851-1921, Chatfield, Thomas I. (Thomas Ives), 1871-1922, Cortelyou, George B. (George Bruce), 1862-1940, Holt, George C. (George Chandler), 1843-1931, Hough, Charles M. (Charles Merrill), 1858-1927, Judges--Selection and appointment--U.S. states, Moody, William H. (William Henry), 1853-1917, New York (State)--New York--Brooklyn, Platt, Thomas Collier, 1833-1910, Robb, Charles Henry, 1867-1939, Stimson, Henry L. (Henry Lewis), 1867-1950, Storer, B. (Bellamy), 1847-1922
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President Roosevelt requests Secretary Root send back his letter related to the recalling of Minister Bellamy Storer. Roosevelt thinks that they should support Thomas I. Chatfield for a judge position in Brooklyn largely based on support from members of his cabinet and congress. The president tells Root that he will appoint Chatfield unless the secretary feels “there are very strong reasons to the contrary.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-12-08
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
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
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Elihu Root. [December 8, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o197490. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Elihu Root. [8 Dec. 1906]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 12, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o197490.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1906, December 8]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Elihu Root.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o197490.
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. December 12, 2025. 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.
