Letter from Thomas Collier Platt to Thomas Fitchie
Subject(s): Employee selection, McSweeney, Edward F. (Edward Francis), 1864-, Partisanship, United States--Ellis Island
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Senator Platt writes to New York Superintendent of Immigration Fitchie on reports of “extreme partisan conduct” on the part of Ellis Island Commissioner Edward F. McSweeney. Fitchie suggests that McSweeney be removed and replaced with a “good Republican.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1898-02-17
Creator(s)
Platt, Thomas Collier, 1833-1910
Recipient
Language
English
Period
Assistant Secretary of the Navy (April 1897-April 1898)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Thomas Collier Platt to Thomas Fitchie. [February 17, 1898]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o25772. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Platt, Thomas Collier, 1833-1910. Letter from Thomas Collier Platt to Thomas Fitchie. [17 Feb. 1898]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 4, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o25772.
APA:
Platt, Thomas Collier, 1833-1910.: , [1898, February 17]. Letter from Thomas Collier Platt to Thomas Fitchie. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o25772.
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 4, 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.
