Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Alastair Penrose Gordon-Cumming
Subject(s): Civil service, North, S. N. D. (Simon Newton Dexter), 1849-1924
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President Roosevelt has looked up the Miss Lee mentioned by Alastair Penrose Gordon-Cumming and finds that she is one of nine or ten excellent employees. All of them have the exact same standing, so Roosevelt cannot take action on one case without doing the same for the others.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-10-10
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Gordon-Cumming, Alastair Penrose, 1853-1913
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 Alastair Penrose Gordon-Cumming. [October 10, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o204504. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Alastair Penrose Gordon-Cumming. [10 Oct. 1908]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o204504.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1908, October 10]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Alastair Penrose Gordon-Cumming.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o204504.
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 6, 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.
