Letter from Edwin Lawrence Godkin to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Cabinet officers, Leadership, New York (N.Y.). Police Department, New York (N.Y.). Police Dept., United States. Navy Department, United States. Navy Dept.
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Edwin Lawrence Godkin is sorry to hear that Theodore Roosevelt left the New York Police Department to become Assistant Secretary of the Navy. He feels that Roosevelt was doing the greatest work as a police commissioner and was an example to the country’s young men in showing the importance of having a high character in such an important office.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1897-07-07
Creator(s)
Godkin, Edwin Lawrence, 1831-1902
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
Assistant Secretary of the Navy (April 1897-April 1898)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
4
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:
Letter from Edwin Lawrence Godkin to Theodore Roosevelt. [July 7, 1897]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o25719. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Godkin, Edwin Lawrence, 1831-1902. Letter from Edwin Lawrence Godkin to Theodore Roosevelt. [7 Jul. 1897]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o25719.
APA:
Godkin, Edwin Lawrence, 1831-1902., [1897, July 7]. Letter from Edwin Lawrence Godkin to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o25719.
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. March 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.
