Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Elliot C. Cowdin
Subject(s): New York (State)--New York, Police, Police--Legal status, laws, etc.
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President Roosevelt tells Elliot C. Cowdin that a certain matter does not come under Roosevelt’s jurisdiction. Roosevelt would have no more right to interfere with it than he would with any other action by the police in New York.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-07-18
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Cowdin, Elliot C. (Elliot Channing), 1872-1917
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 Elliot C. Cowdin. [July 18, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o203346. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Elliot C. Cowdin. [18 Jul. 1908]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 16, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o203346.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1908, July 18]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Elliot C. Cowdin.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o203346.
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 16, 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.
