Letter from John Ellis Roosevelt to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): New York (State)--New York, Roosevelt family, Spaniards, Tax auditing, Washington (D.C.)
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John Ellis Roosevelt requests the notice of personal tax assessment against Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt and a letter to show to the tax officers clarifying that Roosevelt and his family have largely resided in Washington, D.C., not New York, since Roosevelt was appointed Assistant Secretary.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1898-03-08
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, John Ellis, 1853-1939
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
2
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 John Ellis Roosevelt to Theodore Roosevelt. [March 8, 1898]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o25778. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, John Ellis, 1853-1939. Letter from John Ellis Roosevelt to Theodore Roosevelt. [8 Mar. 1898]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 26, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o25778.
APA:
Roosevelt, John Ellis, 1853-1939., [1898, March 8]. Letter from John Ellis Roosevelt to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o25778.
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 26, 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.
