Letter from Ella W. Montgomery to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt
Subject(s): Civil service--Employees, Employees--Dismissal of, Montgomery, Benjamin F., Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930
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Ella W. Montgomery tells Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt about her life and family. Her husband, Benjamin F. Montgomery, a longtime telegrapher at the White House, has just been informed that he is to be sent away. Montgomery begs Roosevelt to ask President Roosevelt to stop him from being sent away.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-03-27
Creator(s)
Montgomery, Ella W. (Ella Washington), 1857-1928
Recipient
Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
20
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Ella W. Montgomery to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt. [March 27, 1905]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o49053. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Montgomery, Ella W. (Ella Washington), 1857-1928. Letter from Ella W. Montgomery to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt. [27 Mar. 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/o49053.
APA:
Montgomery, Ella W. (Ella Washington), 1857-1928.: , [1905, March 27]. Letter from Ella W. Montgomery to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o49053.
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.
