Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Patty Selmes
Subject(s): Bryan, William Jennings, 1860-1925, Conduct of life, McKinley, William, 1843-1901, Minnesota, New York (N.Y.). Police Department, New York (N.Y.). Police Dept., Police administration, Political campaigns, Presidential candidates, Presidents--Elections, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1887-1944, Speeches, addresses, etc.
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Commissioner Roosevelt has been working hard as police commissioner and also delivering speeches for the Republican National Committee. He feels that he needs to do everything he can to help defeat William Jennings Bryan. Roosevelt is glad to have work as he worries that he will someday be idle since he has no regular business.
Collection
Creation Date
1896-10-11
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. [October 11, 1896]. Arizona Historical Society.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o291737. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Patty Selmes. [11 Oct. 1896]. Multi-image.
Arizona Historical Society. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o291737.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1896, October 11]. 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/o291737.
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.
