Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James A. Tawney
Subject(s): Civil service--Salaries, etc., Loeb, William, 1866-1937, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations
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President Roosevelt asks Representative Tawney if he can grant Secretary to the President William Loeb a salary of $7,500.00. Loeb’s work is most “wearing” and his post prevents him from supplementing his income from outside sources, says Roosevelt.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-02-11
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Tawney, James A. (James Albertus), 1855-1919
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 James A. Tawney. [February 11, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o198540. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James A. Tawney. [11 Feb. 1907]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 20, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o198540.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1907, February 11]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James A. Tawney.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o198540.
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. February 20, 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.
