Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Josiah Turner Newcomb
Subject(s): Employee selection, Judges--Selection and appointment, Mitchel, John Purroy, 1879-1918, New York (N.Y.). Mayor
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Theodore Roosevelt thinks Josiah Turner Newcomb would be an excellent fit for the Magistrate’s office, and will recommend him, but warns him that Mayor John Purroy Mitchel has not heeded Roosevelt’s advice in the past.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1915-01-14
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Newcomb, Josiah T. (Josiah Turner), 1868-1944
Language
English
Period
Post-Presidential Years (1913-January 6, 1919)
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 Josiah Turner Newcomb. [January 14, 1915]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o211383. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Josiah Turner Newcomb. [14 Jan. 1915]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 27, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o211383.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1915, January 14]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Josiah Turner Newcomb.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o211383.
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.
