Letter from Richard Harding Davis to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Bonsal, Stephen, 1865-1951, Cleveland, Grover, 1837-1908, Diplomatic and consular service
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Richard Harding Davis thanks Civil Service Commissioner Roosevelt for taking an interest in the case of Stephen Bonsal, a member of the U.S. diplomatic service. Davis has known Bonsal a long time and admires him greatly. He fears that President Grover Cleveland takes the charges against Bonsal seriously, and that Bonsal will consider himself disgraced if he is dismissed.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1895-04-12
Creator(s)
Davis, Richard Harding, 1864-1916
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
Civil Service Commissioner (1889-April 1895)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
4
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Richard Harding Davis to Theodore Roosevelt. [April 12, 1895]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o25638. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Davis, Richard Harding, 1864-1916. Letter from Richard Harding Davis to Theodore Roosevelt. [12 Apr. 1895]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o25638.
APA:
Davis, Richard Harding, 1864-1916.: , [1895, April 12]. Letter from Richard Harding Davis to Theodore Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o25638.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. 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 Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
