Receipt for payment of taxes to the town of Oyster Bay

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

Commissioner Roosevelt has paid $323.30 for taxes due to the town of Oyster Bay, New York, on real property assessed at $15,000 and personal property assessed at $2,000.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1897-01-23

Creator(s)

Duryea, John H., 1856-1913

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

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. [January 23, 1897]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o25695. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Duryea, John H., 1856-1913. Receipt for payment of taxes to the town of Oyster Bay. [23 Jan. 1897]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o25695.

APA:

Duryea, John H., 1856-1913., [1897, January 23]. 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/o25695.

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.