Letter from T. B. Connery to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Bishops--Appointment, call, and election, Catholic Church, Clergy--Appointment, call, and election, Leo XIII, Pope, 1810-1903, Religion and politics, Spalding, John Lancaster, 1840-1916, United States. Anthracite Coal Strike Commission
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T. B. Connery suggests that President Roosevelt request that John L. Spalding be appointed by the Pope to the see of Chicago. Roosevelt previously appointed Spalding to the Coal Strike Commission. Connery believes that Pope Leo XIII would grant the request, as he did when American politicians recommended Dr. Burke as Bishop of Albany.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-12-28
Creator(s)
Connery, T. B. (Thomas Bernard), 1835-1923
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
4
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from T. B. Connery to Theodore Roosevelt. [December 28, 1902]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o39958. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Connery, T. B. (Thomas Bernard), 1835-1923. Letter from T. B. Connery to Theodore Roosevelt. [28 Dec. 1902]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 22, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o39958.
APA:
Connery, T. B. (Thomas Bernard), 1835-1923., [1902, December 28]. Letter from T. B. Connery to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o39958.
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.
