Letter from Thomas Collier Platt to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Appraisers, Bills, Legislative, Civil service--Personnel management

Senator Thomas Collier Platt has introduced a bill to increase the number of assistant appraisers at the port of New York. He believes the bill will pass the Senate. Platt would like Henry M. Clapp to fill one of the assistant appraiser positions.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-01-19

Creator(s)

Platt, Thomas Collier, 1833-1910

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 Thomas Collier Platt to Theodore Roosevelt. [January 19, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55327. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Platt, Thomas Collier, 1833-1910. Letter from Thomas Collier Platt to Theodore Roosevelt. [19 Jan. 1907]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55327.

APA:

Platt, Thomas Collier, 1833-1910., [1907, January 19]. Letter from Thomas Collier Platt to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55327.

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 13, 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.