Letter from George B. Cortelyou to William Loeb

Subject(s): Cabinet officers--Resignation, United States Postal Service

Outgoing Postmaster General Cortelyou encloses his resignation in a letter to William Loeb to “avoid the appearance, at least, of being turned out of the Post Office Department.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-03-03

Creator(s)

Cortelyou, George B. (George Bruce), 1862-1940

Recipient

Loeb, William, 1866-1937

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

1

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

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 George B. Cortelyou to William Loeb. [March 3, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55605. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Cortelyou, George B. (George Bruce), 1862-1940. Letter from George B. Cortelyou to William Loeb. [3 Mar. 1907]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55605.

APA:

Cortelyou, George B. (George Bruce), 1862-1940., [1907, March 3]. Letter from George B. Cortelyou to William Loeb.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55605.

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 12, 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.