Walter Butler Atterbury requests a meeting with President Roosevelt regarding the federal offices in Kings County, New York. He claims the county’s political affairs are in poor shape and offers information on the political situation.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-11-12

Creator(s)

Atterbury, Walter Butler, 1854-1953

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

2

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 Walter Butler Atterbury to Theodore Roosevelt. [November 12, 1901]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o35820. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Atterbury, Walter Butler, 1854-1953. Letter from Walter Butler Atterbury to Theodore Roosevelt. [12 Nov. 1901]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o35820.

APA:

Atterbury, Walter Butler, 1854-1953., [1901, November 12]. Letter from Walter Butler Atterbury to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o35820.

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. February 5, 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.