Letter from John Lancaster Spalding to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Anthracite Coal Strike (Pennsylvania : 1902), Employees--Appointment, qualifications, tenure, etc., Texas--Dallas, Travel--Planning, United States. Anthracite Coal Strike Commission, Washington (D.C.)
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Bishop Spalding thanks President Roosevelt for the honor of being appointed to the Anthracite Coal Strike Commission. Spalding indicates that he was intending to be in Dallas, Texas, until October 26, 1902, but he can cancel the engagement and travel to Washington, D.C., if Roosevelt requires him.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-10-18
Creator(s)
Spalding, John Lancaster, 1840-1916
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
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from John Lancaster Spalding to Theodore Roosevelt. [October 18, 1902]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o39464. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Spalding, John Lancaster, 1840-1916. Letter from John Lancaster Spalding to Theodore Roosevelt. [18 Oct. 1902]. 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/o39464.
APA:
Spalding, John Lancaster, 1840-1916., [1902, October 18]. Letter from John Lancaster Spalding to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o39464.
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.
