Telegram from Theodore Roosevelt to Marcus A. Low
Subject(s): Burton, Joseph Ralph, 1852-1923, Metcalf, Wilder Stevens, 1855-1935, Public officers--Selection and appointment, United States. Pension Bureau
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President Roosevelt tells Marcus A. Low that he does not see how he could justify refusing to accept Senator Joseph Ralph Burton’s nomination of Wilder Stevens Metcalf for Commissioner of Pensions.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-12-14
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Low, Marcus A. (Marcus Aurelius), 1842-1921
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
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:
Telegram from Theodore Roosevelt to Marcus A. Low. [December 14, 1901]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o265989. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Telegram from Theodore Roosevelt to Marcus A. Low. [14 Dec. 1901]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o265989.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1901, December 14]. Telegram from Theodore Roosevelt to Marcus A. Low.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o265989.
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. March 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.
