Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frederick Maltby Warner
Subject(s): Burrows, Julius C. (Julius Caesar), 1837-1915, Michigan--Caro, Postmasters--Selection and appointment, Slocum, Fred, 1859-1915, Smith, William Alden, 1859-1932, United States. Congress. Senate, United States. Post Office Department, United States. Post Office Dept.
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President Roosevelt tells Governor Warner that no sooner had he submitted Fred Slocum’s name to be postmaster of Caro, Michigan, than he was told by Senators Julius C. Burrows and William Alden Smith that Slocum could not be confirmed. Roosevelt does not understand the intricacies of Michigan politics.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-03-14
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Warner, Frederick Maltby, 1865-1923
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 Frederick Maltby Warner. [March 14, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o201987. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frederick Maltby Warner. [14 Mar. 1908]. 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/o201987.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1908, March 14]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frederick Maltby Warner.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o201987.
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.
