Letter from John Charles Black to Henry C. Payne
Subject(s): Executive orders, Letter carriers, National Rural Letter Carriers' Association, Postal service--Law and legislation, United States Civil Service Commission, United States. Post Office Department, United States. Post Office Dept.
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John Charles Black, president of the Civil Service Commission, discusses whether or not Frank H. Cunningham, president of the National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association, violated an executive order by writing rural carriers to encourage them to solicit their government representatives concerning legislation that would benefit them.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-03-15
Creator(s)
Black, John Charles, 1839-1915
Recipient
Payne, Henry C. (Henry Clay), 1843-1904
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
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 John Charles Black to Henry C. Payne. [March 15, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o44629. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Black, John Charles, 1839-1915. Letter from John Charles Black to Henry C. Payne. [15 Mar. 1904]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 19, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o44629.
APA:
Black, John Charles, 1839-1915., [1904, March 15]. Letter from John Charles Black to Henry C. Payne.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o44629.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. 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. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 19, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
