Letter from William R. Day to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Brown, Henry Billings, 1836-1913, Courts--Officials and employees--Selection and appointment, Lurton, Horace H. (Horace Harmon), 1844-1914, Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930
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Justice Day recommends the appointment of Horace Harmon Lurton of Tennessee to the Supreme Court in the event that William Howard Taft declines the appointment to the position left vacant by the retirement of Justice Brown.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-07-23
Creator(s)
Day, William R. (William Rufus), 1849-1923
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
3
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 William R. Day to Theodore Roosevelt. [July 23, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o53588. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Day, William R. (William Rufus), 1849-1923. Letter from William R. Day to Theodore Roosevelt. [23 Jul. 1906]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o53588.
APA:
Day, William R. (William Rufus), 1849-1923., [1906, July 23]. Letter from William R. Day to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o53588.
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.
