Letter from Joseph L. Bristow to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Curtiss, George B. (George Boughton), 1852-1920, Government etiquette, Green, George E., 1858-1917, Mayer, Walter S., Political ethics
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Assistant Postmaster General Bristow encloses his letter to Walter S. Mayer and Mayer’s response. Bristow is confident that Mayer is being truthful and believes that District Attorney George B. Curtiss “put an improper construction” on a remark made by Mayer. Bristow suggests that Curtiss repeating Mayer’s remarks indicates a “mischief-making spirit.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-10-12
Creator(s)
Bristow, Joseph L. (Joseph Little), 1861-1944
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
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Joseph L. Bristow to Theodore Roosevelt. [October 12, 1903]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o42438. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Bristow, Joseph L. (Joseph Little), 1861-1944. Letter from Joseph L. Bristow to Theodore Roosevelt. [12 Oct. 1903]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 22, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o42438.
APA:
Bristow, Joseph L. (Joseph Little), 1861-1944., [1903, October 12]. Letter from Joseph L. Bristow to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o42438.
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.
