Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles Hallam Keep
Subject(s): Keep, Margaret Williams, 1872-1954, Letters, Porter, Peter A. (Peter Augustus), 1853-1925, Stevens, Frederick C. (Frederick Charles), 1856-1916, Wadsworth, James Wolcott, 1846-1926, Wadsworth, James Wolcott, 1877-1952
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President Roosevelt asks Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Keep to intercede with New York Representative Peter A. Porter and Frederick C. Stevens, New York Superintendent of Public Works. Roosevelt knows Keep is aware of New York Representative James Wolcott Wadsworth’s bad behavior in “legislative matters” and believes Wadsworth’s own son Jim could instill wisdom onto him.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-02-20
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Keep, Charles Hallam, 1861-1941
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles Hallam Keep. [February 20, 1907]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o198654. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles Hallam Keep. [20 Feb. 1907]. Image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. November 25, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o198654.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.: , [1907, February 20]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles Hallam Keep. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o198654.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. 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 Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. November 25, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
