Letter from David E. Thompson to George B. Cortelyou
Subject(s): Penfield, William Lawrence, 1846-1909, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Seeger, Eugene, 1855?-1941
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Ambassador Thompson asks Postmaster General Cortelyou to give the enclosed letters to President Roosevelt after he has read them. If Roosevelt is not satisfied after the information he has received from Judge William Lawrence Penfield, Thompson will be happy to personally justify the statements he made about Eugene Seeger.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-11-16
Creator(s)
Thompson, David E. (David Eugene), 1854-1942
Recipient
Cortelyou, George B. (George Bruce), 1862-1940
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
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 David E. Thompson to George B. Cortelyou. [November 16, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o51828. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Thompson, David E. (David Eugene), 1854-1942. Letter from David E. Thompson to George B. Cortelyou. [16 Nov. 1905]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o51828.
APA:
Thompson, David E. (David Eugene), 1854-1942., [1905, November 16]. Letter from David E. Thompson to George B. Cortelyou.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o51828.
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. February 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.
