Letter from William H. Moody to Robert John Wynne
Subject(s): Forms (Law), Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, United States. Attorney-General, United States. General Accounting Office, United States. Postmaster General, Wages, Wages--Clerks, Wages--Law and legislation
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Attorney General Moody responds to a request from the Postmaster General to review the question of who is responsible for the compensation of a clerk transferred from the Postmaster General’s department to the White House at the request of President Roosevelt. The Comptroller General, having concluded there was no authority in law which would allow such a transfer, had urged the Postmaster General to seek such an opinion from the Attorney General. Moody reviews the relevant statutes and concludes that neither existing law regarding executive powers of appointment nor appropriations for executive appointments allow the employment of the clerk in question “on detached service” at the White House. If the Postmaster wishes credit in his budget for the clerk’s compensation, he must submit such a request to Congress.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-12-22
Creator(s)
Moody, William H. (William Henry), 1853-1917
Recipient
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
10
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from William H. Moody to Robert John Wynne. [December 22, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o48176. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Moody, William H. (William Henry), 1853-1917. Letter from William H. Moody to Robert John Wynne. [22 Dec. 1904]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o48176.
APA:
Moody, William H. (William Henry), 1853-1917., [1904, December 22]. Letter from William H. Moody to Robert John Wynne.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o48176.
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. March 12, 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.
