Letter from Theo. A. Bingham to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Equality before the law, Police, Police--Legal status, laws, etc.

New York City Police Commissioner Bingham returns the enclosures to President Roosevelt and assures him that the matters referenced in them will be taken care of and given “quite particular attention.” Bingham promises that the police will “do their duty” regardless of who the criminals are.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-12

Creator(s)

Bingham, Theo. A. (Theodore Alfred), 1858-1934

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

Typed

Record Type

Multi-image

Resource Type

Letter

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 Theo. A. Bingham to Theodore Roosevelt. [September 12, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o54250. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Bingham, Theo. A. (Theodore Alfred), 1858-1934. Letter from Theo. A. Bingham to Theodore Roosevelt. [12 Sep. 1906]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 27, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o54250.

APA:

Bingham, Theo. A. (Theodore Alfred), 1858-1934., [1906, September 12]. Letter from Theo. A. Bingham to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o54250.

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 27, 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.