Letter from Adelbert Moot to Thomas Roberts Slicer

Subject(s): Clinton, George, 1846-1934, Judges--Selection and appointment

Adelbert Moot advises Thomas Roberts Slicer that George Clinton would be the best candidate for a judgeship which may soon come open. Slicer then forwards the letter to Governor Roosevelt with the comment that Moot’s opinion would be conclusive, and it confirms the opinion Slicer has already conveyed to Roosevelt.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1899-10-05

Creator(s)

Moot, Adelbert, 1854-1929

Recipient

Slicer, Thomas Roberts, 1847-1916

Language

English

Period

Governor of New York (October 1898-1900)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

1

Production Method

Handwritten

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 Adelbert Moot to Thomas Roberts Slicer. [October 5, 1899]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o26449. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Moot, Adelbert, 1854-1929. Letter from Adelbert Moot to Thomas Roberts Slicer. [5 Oct. 1899]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o26449.

APA:

Moot, Adelbert, 1854-1929., [1899, October 5]. Letter from Adelbert Moot to Thomas Roberts Slicer.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o26449.

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.