Letter from John B. Brownlow to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Bate, William B. (William Brimage), 1826-1905, Brigham, Joseph H. (Joseph Henry), 1838-1904, Brownlow, Walter Preston, 1851-1910, Carmack, Edward Ward, 1858-1908, Characters and characteristics, Evans, Henry Clay, 1843-1921, Exhibitions--Management, Gary, James Albert, 1833-1920, Gibson, Henry Richard, 1837-1938, Governmental investigations, Harris, Isham G. (Isham Green), 1818-1897, Hills, W. H. (Wallace H.), Machen, August W. (August William), 1861-1919, Mayer, Walter S., Payne, Henry C. (Henry Clay), 1843-1904, Pritchard, Jeter Connelly, 1857-1921, Smith, Charles Emory, 1842-1908, Sullivan, John D., 1856-, United States. Post Office Department, United States. Post Office Dept., Wilson, William Lyne, 1843-1900
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John Bell Brownlow explains to President Roosevelt how he came to be the representative of the Post Office Department on the U.S. Government Board of Management of several expositions. After serving well, Brownlow suddenly learned that then-Postmaster General Henry C. Payne was displeased with his work due to false statements against him. Brownlow was subsequently investigated on his own request to prove the falseness of the statements against him, but while the investigations seem to have vindicated him he has been negatively impacted by being excluded from the Portland board. He asks Roosevelt to consider the matter and review the inspections, which show that his record is clean.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-10-28
Creator(s)
Brownlow, John Bell, 1839-1922
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
6
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 B. Brownlow to Theodore Roosevelt. [October 28, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o47431. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Brownlow, John Bell, 1839-1922. Letter from John B. Brownlow to Theodore Roosevelt. [28 Oct. 1904]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 29, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o47431.
APA:
Brownlow, John Bell, 1839-1922., [1904, October 28]. Letter from John B. Brownlow to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o47431.
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 29, 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.
