Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Warland Clapp
Subject(s): Civil service reform, Harrison, Benjamin, 1833-1901, Presidents, Thank-you notes
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Theodore Roosevelt thanks William Warland Clapp for supporting his work as Civil Service Commissioner. Roosevelt says that he may be a small part of Benjamin Harrison’s administration but his policy must accepted as part of the administration’s policy. He says some “mugwumps” are trying to separate his work from the administration.
Collection
Creation Date
1889-07-02
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Clapp, William Warland, 1826-1891
Language
English
Period
Civil Service Commissioner (1889-April 1895)
Repository
Harvard College Library
Page Count
3
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
Electronic copy sponsored by the Theodore Roosevelt Center at Dickinson State University. For reproduction or publication permission, contact the Theodore Roosevelt Collection, Houghton Library. See the Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library Terms of Use for further copyright information.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Warland Clapp. [July 2, 1889]. Harvard College Library. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283229. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Warland Clapp. [2 Jul. 1889]. Multi-image.
Harvard College Library. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 8, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283229.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1889, July 2]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Warland Clapp.
Harvard College Library. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283229.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Harvard College Library. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Harvard College Library. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 8, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library.
APA:
Harvard College Library. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library.
