Letter from Thomas H. Tongue to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Agriculture and politics, Cabinet officers--Resignation, Elections, Oregon, United States, West, United States. Department of Agriculture, United States. Dept. of Agriculture, Wilson, James, 1835-1920
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Representative Tongue is hopeful that the rumor of Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson resigning from his Cabinet post is false. Wilson is highly regarded in Western states and Tongue cautions that the general elections in Oregon could be affected by a change in the Department of Agriculture.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-03-12
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 Thomas H. Tongue to Theodore Roosevelt. [March 12, 1902]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o37224. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Tongue, Thomas H., 1844-1903. Letter from Thomas H. Tongue to Theodore Roosevelt. [12 Mar. 1902]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 22, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o37224.
APA:
Tongue, Thomas H., 1844-1903., [1902, March 12]. Letter from Thomas H. Tongue to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o37224.
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. January 22, 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.
