Representative Tongue received a package from the White House and mailed it on to W. G. Steel without opening it. Tongue believes the package contained the pen with which President Roosevelt signed the Crater Lake Bill. Within the package, Steel should find a note stating the date of the signing.

Collection

Crater Lake National Park

Creation Date

1902-05-27

Creator(s)

Tongue, Thomas H., 1844-1903

Recipient

Steel, W. G. (William Gladstone)

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)

Page Count

1

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Image

Resource Type

Letter

Rights

These images are presented through a cooperative effort between Crater Lake National Park – National Park Service and Dickinson State University. See the Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library Terms of Use for further copyright information.

Citation

Cite this Record

Chicago:

Letter from Thomas H. Tongue to W. G. Steel. [May 27, 1902]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o293785. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Tongue, Thomas H., 1844-1903. Letter from Thomas H. Tongue to W. G. Steel. [27 May. 1902]. Image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 4, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o293785.

APA:

Tongue, Thomas H., 1844-1903.: , [1902, May 27]. Letter from Thomas H. Tongue to W. G. Steel. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o293785.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Crater Lake National Park. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/crater-lake-national-park. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Crater Lake National Park. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 4, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/crater-lake-national-park.

APA:

Crater Lake National Park. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/crater-lake-national-park.