Letter from Benjamin D. Woodward to Brander Matthews
Subject(s): Government executives--Selection and appointment, Isthmian Canal Commission (U.S.), Platt, Thomas Collier, 1833-1910, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
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Benjamin D. Woodward asks Brander Matthews to urge President Roosevelt to support him as the choice for secretaryship of the Panama Canal Commission.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-04-08
Creator(s)
Woodward, Benjamin D. (Benjamin Duryea), 1868-1948
Recipient
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 Benjamin D. Woodward to Brander Matthews. [April 8, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o44954. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Woodward, Benjamin D. (Benjamin Duryea), 1868-1948. Letter from Benjamin D. Woodward to Brander Matthews. [8 Apr. 1904]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o44954.
APA:
Woodward, Benjamin D. (Benjamin Duryea), 1868-1948., [1904, April 8]. Letter from Benjamin D. Woodward to Brander Matthews.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o44954.
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 15, 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.
