Letter from Whitelaw Reid to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Bills, Legislative, Judges--Law and legislation, Judges--Salaries, etc.

Whitelaw Reid suggests an increase in salaries for the United States Judiciary. Reid is aware of the political implications of recommending an increase on the eve of a campaign, but believes that the treatment of United States judges is so “mean as to be scandalous.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-11-04

Creator(s)

Reid, Whitelaw, 1837-1912

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

Typed

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 Whitelaw Reid to Theodore Roosevelt. [November 4, 1902]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o39611. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Reid, Whitelaw, 1837-1912. Letter from Whitelaw Reid to Theodore Roosevelt. [4 Nov. 1902]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 29, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o39611.

APA:

Reid, Whitelaw, 1837-1912., [1902, November 4]. Letter from Whitelaw Reid to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o39611.

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 29, 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.