Telegram from Theodore Roosevelt to Victor Howard Metcalf
Subject(s): Gillis, Malcolm, 1862-1941, Montana--Butte, Postmasters--Selection and appointment
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President Roosevelt sends a message through Secretary of the Navy Metcalf to Senator Thomas Henry Carter. Roosevelt wants to appoint Malcolm Gillis postmaster in Butte, Montana, and asks whether Carter approves.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-03-22
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Carter, Thomas Henry, 1854-1911
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
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:
Telegram from Theodore Roosevelt to Victor Howard Metcalf. [March 22, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o198934. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Telegram from Theodore Roosevelt to Victor Howard Metcalf. [22 Mar. 1907]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 23, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o198934.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1907, March 22]. Telegram from Theodore Roosevelt to Victor Howard Metcalf.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o198934.
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.
