Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Robert Procter

Subject(s): Actions and defenses, Letters

Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt sends John Robert Procter, president of the Civil Service Commission, an enclosed document, and asks Procter if he should do anything regarding the matter.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1897-05-21

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Procter, John Robert, 1844-1903

Language

English

Period

(1897, April-1898, April) Assistant Secretary of the Navy

Page Count

1

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

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 Theodore Roosevelt to John Robert Procter. [May 21, 1897]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o310807. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Robert Procter. [21 May. 1897]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o310807.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1897, May 21]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Robert Procter.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o310807.

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. March 12, 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.