Letter from William Barbour to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Customs administration--Officials and employees, Governmental investigations, Political crimes and offenses, Tichenor, George C. (George Carter), 1838-1902
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The name of the employee requested by President Roosevelt is Dudley F. Phelps. If Roosevelt speaks with George C. Tichenor, Tichenor will likely mention that Phelps confessed to wrongdoing during an investigation of the customs department in 1891.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-11-11
Creator(s)
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
1
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
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 William Barbour to Theodore Roosevelt. [November 11, 1901]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o35799. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Barbour, William, 1857-1917. Letter from William Barbour to Theodore Roosevelt. [11 Nov. 1901]. 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/o35799.
APA:
Barbour, William, 1857-1917., [1901, November 11]. Letter from William Barbour to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o35799.
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.
