Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles
Subject(s): Americans--Politics and government, Education, Illinois--Chicago, Job satisfaction, Job stress, Morton, Levi P. (Levi Parsons), 1824-1920, New York (N.Y.). Police Department, New York (N.Y.). Police Dept., Platt, Thomas Collier, 1833-1910, Police administration--Law and legislation, Reed, Thomas B. (Thomas Brackett), 1839-1902, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948, Speeches, addresses, etc.
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Theodore Roosevelt writes about his work as Police Commissioner to his sister Anna Roosevelt Cowles. It has been a strenuous ten months and he feels Governor Morton isn’t strong enough to stand up to Republican boss Thomas Collier Platt and veto the bill that would eliminate Roosevelt’s job. Edith has been stressed with Mame’s operation and they worry over the children’s education while trying to split their time between the city and Oyster Bay. Roosevelt also recently made some excellent speeches in Chicago.
Collection
Creation Date
1896-02-25
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Cowles, Anna Roosevelt, 1855-1931
Language
English
Period
NYC Police Commissioner (May 1895-March 1897)
Repository
Harvard College Library
Page Count
5
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 Anna Roosevelt Cowles. [February 25, 1896]. Harvard College Library.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283666. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles. [25 Feb. 1896]. Multi-image.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 29, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283666.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1896, February 25]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283666.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Harvard College Library. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 29, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library.
APA:
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library.