Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Patty Selmes
Subject(s): Civil service reform, Diphtheria, Ferguson, Robert Harry Munro, 1868-1922, New York (N.Y.). Police Department, New York (N.Y.). Police Dept., New York (State)--New York, Platt, Thomas Collier, 1833-1910, Police administration, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948
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Commissioner Roosevelt is very busy and describes his reform work with the New York Police Department. Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt does not enjoy living in New York City and one of the Roosevelt children is ill with diphtheria.
Collection
Creation Date
1896-03-15
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Selmes, Martha (Patty) Macomb Flandrau, 1861-1923
Language
English
Period
NYC Police Commissioner (May 1895-March 1897)
Repository
Arizona Historical Society
Page Count
4
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 Arizona Historical Society. See the Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library Terms of Use for further copyright information.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Patty Selmes. [March 15, 1896]. Arizona Historical Society.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o291734. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Patty Selmes. [15 Mar. 1896]. Multi-image.
Arizona Historical Society. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o291734.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1896, March 15]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Patty Selmes.
Arizona Historical Society. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o291734.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Arizona Historical Society. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/arizona-historical-society. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Arizona Historical Society. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/arizona-historical-society.
APA:
Arizona Historical Society. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/arizona-historical-society.
