Austen G. Fox tells President Roosevelt he has been made Chairman of the Committee of Nine for the New York Police Department, and asks if Roosevelt might look over some proposed legislation the committee has prepared and give his opinion as to whether “they seem useful.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-03-16

Creator(s)

Fox, Austen G. (Austen George), 1849-1937

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)

Page Count

3

Production Method

Handwritten

Record Type

Multi-image

Resource Type

Letter

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 Austen G. Fox to Theodore Roosevelt. [March 16, 1905]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o299206. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Fox, Austen G. (Austen George), 1849-1937. Letter from Austen G. Fox to Theodore Roosevelt. [16 Mar. 1905]. Multi-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/o299206.

APA:

Fox, Austen G. (Austen George), 1849-1937.: , [1905, March 16]. Letter from Austen G. Fox to Theodore Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o299206.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. 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 Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 4, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.

APA:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.