Memorandum from Franklin E. Brooks to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Bonynge, Robert W. (Robert William), 1863-1939, Colorado, Hogg, Herschel M. (Herschel Millard), 1853-1934, Leupp, Francis E. (Francis Ellington), 1849-1918, Patronage, Political
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Representative Brooks of Colorado requests that President Roosevelt not change the division of patronage assigned to congressmen and discusses his reasons. Primarily, any adjustments or removal of his patronage would “be considered in Colorado a humiliation and rebuke to me.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-02
Creator(s)
Brooks, Franklin E. (Franklin Eli), 1860-1916
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
3
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Memorandum from Franklin E. Brooks to Theodore Roosevelt. [February 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o48848. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Brooks, Franklin E. (Franklin Eli), 1860-1916. Memorandum from Franklin E. Brooks to Theodore Roosevelt. [Feb 1905]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o48848.
APA:
Brooks, Franklin E. (Franklin Eli), 1860-1916., [1905, February]. Memorandum from Franklin E. Brooks to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o48848.
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 5, 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.
