Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Gifford Pinchot
Subject(s): Civil service, Employees--Rating of, Garfield, James Rudolph, 1865-1950, Practice of law, United States. Bureau of Corporations, United States. Department of the Interior, United States. Dept. of the Interior
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President Roosevelt writes to Gifford Pinchot concerning Secretary of the Interior James Rudolph Garfield. Garfield has been an “invaluable public servant,” excelling in all positions to which Roosevelt appointed him. Roosevelt notes that Garfield has “sacrificed much” for the good work he has done, and it will not be easy for him to resume a profitable law practice.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1909-02-24
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
3
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-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 Gifford Pinchot. [February 24, 1909]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o206783. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Gifford Pinchot. [24 Feb. 1909]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 27, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o206783.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1909, February 24]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Gifford Pinchot.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o206783.
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 27, 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.
