Letter from James Rudolph Garfield to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Independent regulatory commissions--Officials and employees--Selection and appointment, Local officials and employees--Selection and appointment, Mellen, Charles S. (Charles Sanger), 1851-1927, New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad Company, Ohio. Tax and Revenue Commission, Railroads and state--Rates, United States. Interstate Commerce Commission
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Commissioner of Corporations Garfield tells President Roosevelt that Charles S. Mellen of New Haven Railroad will cooperate with the government on railroad reform. Garfield also discusses the appointment of an internal revenue collector in Ohio and a suggested candidate for the Interstate Commerce Commission.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-07-12
Creator(s)
Garfield, James Rudolph, 1865-1950
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from James Rudolph Garfield to Theodore Roosevelt. [July 12, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o53484. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Garfield, James Rudolph, 1865-1950. Letter from James Rudolph Garfield to Theodore Roosevelt. [12 Jul. 1906]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. July 30, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o53484.
APA:
Garfield, James Rudolph, 1865-1950., [1906, July 12]. Letter from James Rudolph Garfield to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o53484.
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. July 30, 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.
