Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Clayton McMichael
Subject(s): Employees--Appointment, qualifications, tenure, etc., Governmental investigations, McMichael, Clayton, 1844-1906, Pennsylvania--Philadelphia, Post office stations and branches, United States Civil Service Commission
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President Roosevelt advises Postmaster Clayton McMichael that he must follow the guidelines of the Civil Service Commission when filling vacancies at his post office and cannot refuse to appoint certified men unless he has a justifiable reason to do so. When McMichael recently rejected a large percentage of certified men, it created the appearance of injustice. In the future, McMicheal should keep a record of who was rejected and why so as to avoid suspicion.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-08-06
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-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:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Clayton McMichael. [August 6, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o290797. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Clayton McMichael. [6 Aug. 1904]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o290797.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1904, August 6]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Clayton McMichael.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o290797.
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 5, 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.
