Letter from William Emlen Roosevelt to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Administrative agencies--Officials and employees--Selection and appointment, Bankers--Political activity, Cullom, Shelby M. (Shelby Moore), 1829-1914, Ridgely, William Barret, 1858-1920, United States. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
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William Emlen Roosevelt cannot give Theodore Roosevelt the names of any bank officers opposed to the reappointment of Comptroller of the Currency William Barret Ridgely. The officers who do oppose Ridgely do so for reasons that could be construed as personal, and so their arguments could easily be dismissed. Emlen Roosevelt agrees that Ridgely should not be reappointed and does not think he has “displayed any particular fitness for the position.” Emlen Roosevelt believes that the Comptroller should be “a strong and bold man with banking experience.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-10-03
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, William Emlen, 1857-1930
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 William Emlen Roosevelt to Theodore Roosevelt. [October 3, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o54538. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, William Emlen, 1857-1930. Letter from William Emlen Roosevelt to Theodore Roosevelt. [3 Oct. 1906]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 27, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o54538.
APA:
Roosevelt, William Emlen, 1857-1930., [1906, October 3]. Letter from William Emlen Roosevelt to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o54538.
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 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.
