Bradley T. Johnson asks President Roosevelt to have the Secretary of State request a $100,000 appropriation to edit the records of the State Department. Johnson says, “I am a very unhappy old man & I want employment to occupy my time & thoughts.” Johnson looks forward to seeing Mrs. Roosevelt and the children.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-03-05

Creator(s)

Johnson, Bradley T. (Bradley Tyler), 1829-1903

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 Bradley T. Johnson to Theodore Roosevelt. [March 5, 1902]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o37158. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Johnson, Bradley T. (Bradley Tyler), 1829-1903. Letter from Bradley T. Johnson to Theodore Roosevelt. [5 Mar. 1902]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o37158.

APA:

Johnson, Bradley T. (Bradley Tyler), 1829-1903., [1902, March 5]. Letter from Bradley T. Johnson to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o37158.

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.