Letter from Henry C. Payne to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Delaware, Postmasters--Selection and appointment, U.S. states--Politics and government, United States. Post Office Department, United States. Post Office Dept.
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Postmaster General Payne follows up on a previous letter he had sent to President Roosevelt to further explain the post office issues in Delaware. The department’s practice had been that fourth-class postmasters’ appointments were subject to change any time after having served four years. Payne explains that he allowed a newly-elected Senator to make a new appointment to postmaster in Delaware because the current postmaster represented a minority faction of the Republican party.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-09-09
Creator(s)
Payne, Henry C. (Henry Clay), 1843-1904
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Henry C. Payne to Theodore Roosevelt. [September 9, 1903]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o302979. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Payne, Henry C. (Henry Clay), 1843-1904. Letter from Henry C. Payne to Theodore Roosevelt. [9 Sep. 1903]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 29, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o302979.
APA:
Payne, Henry C. (Henry Clay), 1843-1904., [1903, September 9]. Letter from Henry C. Payne to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o302979.
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. January 29, 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.