Letter from Charles Laurie McCawley to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Employee selection, Friendship, McCawley, Sarah Helen Frelinghuysen Davis, 1856-1939, McCoy, Frank Ross, 1874-1954, Praise, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948, Sick leave, Thank-you notes, Washington (D.C.), White House (Washington, D.C.)
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Charles Laurie McCawley heartily thanks President Roosevelt for his warm congratulations; he and his wife, Sarah Helen McCawley, appreciate his wishes for their happiness. McCawley thinks that Captain McCoy is “a most excellent” choice to fill his position and will do anything he can to assist McCoy in his new duties once he returns from sick leave. McCawley profusely thanks Roosevelt and his wife Edith for their kindness and friendship during his service at the White House. Mrs. McCawley echoes these thanks.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-08-20
Creator(s)
McCawley, Charles Laurie, 1865-1935
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
5
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 Charles Laurie McCawley to Theodore Roosevelt. [August 20, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o53895. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
McCawley, Charles Laurie, 1865-1935. Letter from Charles Laurie McCawley to Theodore Roosevelt. [20 Aug. 1906]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o53895.
APA:
McCawley, Charles Laurie, 1865-1935., [1906, August 20]. Letter from Charles Laurie McCawley to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o53895.
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.
