Letter from Thomas E. Watson to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Books and reading, Periodicals, Writing

Thomas E. Watson praises Police Commissioner Roosevelt for a recent article in the Review of Reviews which gave him “good reason to congratulate myself for having written you.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1897-01-04

Creator(s)

Watson, Thomas E. (Thomas Edward), 1856-1922

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Period

NYC Police Commissioner (May 1895-March 1897)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

1

Production Method

Handwritten

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 Thomas E. Watson to Theodore Roosevelt. [January 4, 1897]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o25693. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Watson, Thomas E. (Thomas Edward), 1856-1922. Letter from Thomas E. Watson to Theodore Roosevelt. [4 Jan. 1897]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 8, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o25693.

APA:

Watson, Thomas E. (Thomas Edward), 1856-1922., [1897, January 4]. Letter from Thomas E. Watson to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o25693.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. 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. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 8, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.

APA:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.