Mary McCalla Finley Flagler advocates for her son, Captain C. A. F. Flagler, to be appointed engineer officer in charge of public buildings and grounds in Washington, D.C.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-09-24

Creator(s)

Flagler, Mary McCalla Finley, 1834-1907

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Period

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

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

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 Mary McCalla Finley Flagler to Theodore Roosevelt. [September 24, 1901]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o34884. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Flagler, Mary McCalla Finley, 1834-1907. Letter from Mary McCalla Finley Flagler to Theodore Roosevelt. [24 Sep. 1901]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o34884.

APA:

Flagler, Mary McCalla Finley, 1834-1907., [1901, September 24]. Letter from Mary McCalla Finley Flagler to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o34884.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. 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. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.

APA:

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