Receipt for payment of taxes to the town of Oyster Bay

Subject(s): New York (State)--Oyster Bay (Town), Property tax

Receipt for $269.77 taxes paid by Theodore Roosevelt to the town of Oyster Bay, New York, on real property assessed at $13,500 and personal property assessed at $2,000.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1895-02-01

Creator(s)

Valentine, Ellwood, 1852-1930

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Period

Civil Service Commissioner (1889-April 1895)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

2

Production Method

Mixed

Record Type

Multi-image

Resource Type

Receipt

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:

Receipt for payment of taxes to the town of Oyster Bay. [February 1, 1895]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o25632. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Valentine, Ellwood, 1852-1930. Receipt for payment of taxes to the town of Oyster Bay. [1 Feb. 1895]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o25632.

APA:

Valentine, Ellwood, 1852-1930., [1895, February 1]. Receipt for payment of taxes to the town of Oyster Bay.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o25632.

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 5, 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.