Telegram from Theodore Roosevelt to William Alexander Hoke

Subject(s): Judges--Selection and appointment, North Carolina, Seawell, H. F. (Herbert Floyd), 1869-1949

President Roosevelt asks Judge Hoke for his opinion on H. F. Seawell, whom he may nominate as judge for the Eastern District of North Carolina.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-01-11

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Hoke, William Alexander, 1851-1925

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

1

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Image

Resource Type

Telegram

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:

Telegram from Theodore Roosevelt to William Alexander Hoke. [January 11, 1909]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o206097. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Telegram from Theodore Roosevelt to William Alexander Hoke. [11 Jan. 1909]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o206097.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1909, January 11]. Telegram from Theodore Roosevelt to William Alexander Hoke.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o206097.

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.