Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Victor Freemont Lawson
Subject(s): Cullom, Shelby M. (Shelby Moore), 1829-1914, Employees--Appointment, qualifications, tenure, etc., Employment references, Hopkins, Albert J. (Albert Jarvis), 1846-1922, Jamieson, Thomas Nevin, 1848-1928
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Senators Hopkins and Cullom recommended the appointment of Thomas Nevin Jamieson and supported their recommendation with many endorsements. President Roosevelt could not make another appointment under those circumstances, even with the subsequent contradictory reports regarding Jamieson.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-02-09
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Lawson, Victor Freemont, 1850-1925
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 Victor Freemont Lawson. [February 9, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o290836. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Victor Freemont Lawson. [9 Feb. 1904]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o290836.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1904, February 9]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Victor Freemont Lawson.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o290836.
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.
