Receipt for payment of taxes to the town of Oyster Bay
Subject(s): New York (State)--Oyster Bay (Town), Property tax
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Receipt for $269.77 taxes paid by Theodore Roosevelt to the town of Oyster Bay, New York, on property assessed at $13,500 and personal property assessed at $2,000. Inscribed at bottom, “Please pay E.K.R.” and stamped “Please return receipted bill to Douglas Robinson, 55 Liberty St., New York.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1896-02-07
Creator(s)
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
NYC Police Commissioner (May 1895-March 1897)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-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:
Receipt for payment of taxes to the town of Oyster Bay. [February 7, 1896]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o25666. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Valentine, Ellwood, 1852-1930. Receipt for payment of taxes to the town of Oyster Bay. [7 Feb. 1896]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o25666.
APA:
Valentine, Ellwood, 1852-1930., [1896, February 7]. 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/o25666.
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.
