Letter from John Nelson Partridge to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Detectives, New York (N.Y.). Police Department, New York (N.Y.). Police Dept., Sweet, P. K.

Commissioner Partridge is afraid that P. K. Sweet cannot be assigned to the Detective Bureau on his return from the Philippines.  There are currently more detectives then the Police Department requires and Mr. Sweet will be assigned to police duty.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-01-11

Creator(s)

Partridge, John Nelson, 1838-1920

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

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 John Nelson Partridge to Theodore Roosevelt. [January 11, 1902]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o36668. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Partridge, John Nelson, 1838-1920. Letter from John Nelson Partridge to Theodore Roosevelt. [11 Jan. 1902]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 26, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o36668.

APA:

Partridge, John Nelson, 1838-1920., [1902, January 11]. Letter from John Nelson Partridge to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o36668.

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 26, 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.