Letter from Robert Watchorn to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Civil service reform, Civil service--Salaries, etc., Ellis Island Immigration Station (N.Y. and N.J.), Ellis, George W., 1835-1898, Emigration and immigration, Gratitude, Hays, Samuel, -1897, Pennsylvania, Sempsey, Charles, 1830-1911, United States--Ellis Island
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Robert Watchorn thanks President Roosevelt for elevating him to the position of Commissioner of Ellis Island’s immigration inspection station. Watchorn recounts how he came to work at Ellis Island as an inspector, and reflects on how he has made himself useful thus far in bringing about reform, and the importance of the position to which he is now appointed.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-01-21
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
5
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 Robert Watchorn to Theodore Roosevelt. [January 21, 1905]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o48573. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Watchorn, Robert, 1858-1944. Letter from Robert Watchorn to Theodore Roosevelt. [21 Jan. 1905]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 4, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o48573.
APA:
Watchorn, Robert, 1858-1944.: , [1905, January 21]. Letter from Robert Watchorn to Theodore Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o48573.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. 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 Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 4, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
