Letter from Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Van Kleeck

Subject(s): Impersonating an officer, Visiting cards

Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary explains that H. D. Stratton has been calling at the office and misrepresenting himself as Naval Officer Kracke. Harper encloses the business card Stratton left with his address on the back so that William H. Van Kleeck may look into the matter.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-03-25

Creator(s)

Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt

Recipient

Van Kleeck, William H., Jr., 1862-1943

Language

English

Period

Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

1

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Image

Resource Type

Letter

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 Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Van Kleeck. [March 25, 1912]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o225734. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt. Letter from Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Van Kleeck. [25 Mar. 1912]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o225734.

APA:

Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt., [1912, March 25]. Letter from Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Van Kleeck.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o225734.

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. March 13, 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.