Letter from W. S. Coursey to George B. Cortelyou
Subject(s): Gambling, New York (N.Y.). Police Department, New York (N.Y.). Police Dept., New York (State)--New York--Chinatown, Quan, Yick Nam, -1954
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W. S. Coursey sends a report from Captain Titus of the Detective Bureau on Yick Nam Quan of New York City. Titus reports that Nam enthusiastically attempts to suppress gambling within the immigrant community of Chinatown but refuses to put himself on record.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-01-06
Creator(s)
Recipient
Cortelyou, George B. (George Bruce), 1862-1940
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 W. S. Coursey to George B. Cortelyou. [January 6, 1903]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o40037. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Coursey, W. S.. Letter from W. S. Coursey to George B. Cortelyou. [6 Jan. 1903]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o40037.
APA:
Coursey, W. S.., [1903, January 6]. Letter from W. S. Coursey to George B. Cortelyou.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o40037.
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 5, 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.
