Postmaster General Payne encloses a letter from Representative Tawney regarding rural free delivery. Payne believes that the Post Office Department will have a difficult task installing more rural free delivery to the satisfaction of Congress.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-07-14

Creator(s)

Payne, Henry C. (Henry Clay), 1843-1904

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

Typed

Record Type

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 Henry C. Payne to Theodore Roosevelt. [July 14, 1903]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o41302. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Payne, Henry C. (Henry Clay), 1843-1904. Letter from Henry C. Payne to Theodore Roosevelt. [14 Jul. 1903]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o41302.

APA:

Payne, Henry C. (Henry Clay), 1843-1904., [1903, July 14]. Letter from Henry C. Payne to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o41302.

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.