Letter from T. St. John Gaffney to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): De Castro, Hector, 1849-1909, Egan, Patrick, 1841-, Italians, McAdoo, William, 1853-1930, New York (State), Political campaigns, Roche, James Jeffrey, 1847-1908, Scheduling, Tammany Hall
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T. St. John Gaffney discusses scheduling lunch with President Roosevelt, noting that he will be busy working on the campaign with Jeffrey Roche for the next few days. He believes that the “Italian Element in New York is most important” and that Consul-General DeCastro should return from Rome to speak. Although he believes that Patrick Egan made a good minister to Chili, he argues that Egan is “without character,” without influence among the Irish, and “a danger.” He discusses how Egan sought a position at Tammany Hall.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-08-11
Creator(s)
Gaffney, T. St. John (Thomas St. John), 1864-1945
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
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from T. St. John Gaffney to Theodore Roosevelt. [August 11, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o46309. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Gaffney, T. St. John (Thomas St. John), 1864-1945. Letter from T. St. John Gaffney to Theodore Roosevelt. [11 Aug. 1904]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o46309.
APA:
Gaffney, T. St. John (Thomas St. John), 1864-1945., [1904, August 11]. Letter from T. St. John Gaffney to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o46309.
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 13, 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.
