Letter from William Bourke Cockran to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Employee selection, Employment references, United States. Navy
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Representative Cockran believes that Thomas B. Connery would be an excellent selection for paymaster in the Navy and urges Secretary Roosevelt to hire him.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1898-03-07
Creator(s)
Cockran, William Bourke, 1854-1923
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
1
Production Method
Typed
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 William Bourke Cockran to Theodore Roosevelt. [March 7, 1898]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o25777. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Cockran, William Bourke, 1854-1923. Letter from William Bourke Cockran to Theodore Roosevelt. [7 Mar. 1898]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. July 30, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o25777.
APA:
Cockran, William Bourke, 1854-1923., [1898, March 7]. Letter from William Bourke Cockran to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o25777.
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. July 30, 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.
