Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Philander C. Knox
Subject(s): Cullom, Shelby M. (Shelby Moore), 1829-1914, Daugherty, Henry K., 1868-1945, Hopkins, Albert J. (Albert Jarvis), 1846-1922, Public officers--Selection and appointment, Sherman, Lawrence Yates, 1858-1939, United States. Spanish Treaty Claims Commission
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President Roosevelt informs Senator Knox that Lawrence Yates Sherman declined the appointment to the Spanish Treaty Claims Commission, and Roosevelt will therefore nominate Pennsylvania state representative Henry K. Daugherty, whom Knox had recommended.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-05-23
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Knox, Philander C. (Philander Chase), 1853-1921
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:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Philander C. Knox. [May 23, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o199419. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Philander C. Knox. [23 May. 1907]. 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/o199419.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1907, May 23]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Philander C. Knox.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o199419.
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.
