Postmaster General Payne asks President Roosevelt for an order to remove S. Davies Warfield from his position as postmaster, and John W. Pettit from a clerk position, at the Baltimore Post Office. Secretary of War Elihu Root and Senator John C. Spooner think Payne should act promptly.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-08-18

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

2

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 Henry C. Payne to Theodore Roosevelt. [August 18, 1903]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o41844. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Payne, Henry C. (Henry Clay), 1843-1904. Letter from Henry C. Payne to Theodore Roosevelt. [18 Aug. 1903]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o41844.

APA:

Payne, Henry C. (Henry Clay), 1843-1904., [1903, August 18]. 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/o41844.

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.