Letter from Grover Cleveland to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Resignation, United States Civil Service Commission

President Cleveland accepts Theodore Roosevelt’s resignation as Civil Service Commissioner and thanks him for what he accomplished in the service of good government.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1895-05-03

Creator(s)

Cleveland, Grover, 1837-1908

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Period

Civil Service Commissioner (1889-April 1895)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

3

Production Method

Handwritten

Record Type

Multi-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 Grover Cleveland to Theodore Roosevelt. [May 3, 1895]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o25639. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Cleveland, Grover, 1837-1908. Letter from Grover Cleveland to Theodore Roosevelt. [3 May. 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/o25639.

APA:

Cleveland, Grover, 1837-1908.: , [1895, May 3]. Letter from Grover Cleveland to Theodore Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o25639.

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.