Letter from Curtis N. Douglas to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Corruption, Elections

Curtis N. Douglas is pleased that recent instructions have been sent to prevent state employees, primarily from the Departments of Public Works and Public Buildings, from dominating the state primaries. In the past large groups of state employees have been able to control the primaries by “foul means.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1899-09-08

Creator(s)

Douglas, Curtis N.

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Period

Governor of New York (October 1898-1900)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

2

Production Method

Handwritten

Record Type

Multi-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 Curtis N. Douglas to Theodore Roosevelt. [September 8, 1899]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o26402. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Douglas, Curtis N.. Letter from Curtis N. Douglas to Theodore Roosevelt. [8 Sep. 1899]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o26402.

APA:

Douglas, Curtis N.., [1899, September 8]. Letter from Curtis N. Douglas to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o26402.

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 12, 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.