Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frank Robert Gooding
Subject(s): Civil service positions--U.S. states, Eagleson, Ernest George, 1864-1956, Garfield, James Rudolph, 1865-1950, Idaho
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President Roosevelt assures Idaho Governor Gooding that Surveyor General Ernest George Eagleson got “a square deal,” and encloses the report from Secretary of the Interior James Rudolph Garfield detailing why he had to be removed from service.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-01-08
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Gooding, Frank Robert, 1859-1928
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 Frank Robert Gooding. [January 8, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o201225. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frank Robert Gooding. [8 Jan. 1908]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 17, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o201225.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1908, January 8]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frank Robert Gooding.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o201225.
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 17, 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.
