Lucius William Nieman asks President Roosevelt to send word to Joseph L. Bristow, Fourth Assistant Postmaster General, to issue a statement concerning Postmaster General Henry C. Payne, whose reputation came under scrutiny during the post office scandal.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-02-11

Creator(s)

Nieman, Lucius William, 1857-1935

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

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 Lucius William Nieman to Theodore Roosevelt. [February 11, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o44183. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Nieman, Lucius William, 1857-1935. Letter from Lucius William Nieman to Theodore Roosevelt. [11 Feb. 1904]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 26, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o44183.

APA:

Nieman, Lucius William, 1857-1935., [1904, February 11]. Letter from Lucius William Nieman to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o44183.

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. February 26, 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.