Letter from James Wilson to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Davison, G. Howard, 1867-1936, Employees--Appointment, qualifications, tenure, etc., Government executives--Selection and appointment, New York (State), United States. Department of Agriculture, United States. Dept. of Agriculture
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Secretary of Agriculture Wilson has examined the qualifications of the candidates for Assistant Secretary of Agriculture and found no one particularly suited for the position. He could not find much information on G. Howard Davison and suggests appointing a candidate from New York.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-07-09
Creator(s)
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
1
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from James Wilson to Theodore Roosevelt. [July 9, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o45974. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Wilson, James, 1835-1920. Letter from James Wilson to Theodore Roosevelt. [9 Jul. 1904]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o45974.
APA:
Wilson, James, 1835-1920., [1904, July 9]. Letter from James Wilson to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o45974.
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 11, 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.
