Letter from James Wolcott Wadsworth to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Administrative agencies--Officials and employees--Selection and appointment, Burkhart, Harvey J. (Harvey Jacob), 1864-1946, Congresses and conventions--Planning, New York (State)--Genesee County, New York (State)--Livingston County, New York (State). Legislature. Assembly. Office of the Speaker, New York (State). Superintendent of Public Works, O'Neil, William T., 1850-1909, Phillips, Jesse S., 1871-1954, Politics, Practical, Republican National Convention, Republican Party (N.Y.), Sanders, Archie Dovell, 1857-1941, Stevens, Frederick C. (Frederick Charles), 1856-1916, Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930, Vreeland, Edward B. (Edward Butterfield), 1856-1936
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James Wolcott Wadsworth sends his opinion to President Roosevelt regarding the political situation in Western New York State. Wadsworth reports that in order to avoid bitterness there in the wake of the incident with Archie Dovell Sanders, Assemblyman Jesse S. Phillips should be appointed in Sanders’ place rather than Harvey J. Burkhart.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-05-29
Creator(s)
Wadsworth, James Wolcott, 1877-1952
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
4
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from James Wolcott Wadsworth to Theodore Roosevelt. [May 29, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o56176. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Wadsworth, James Wolcott, 1877-1952. Letter from James Wolcott Wadsworth to Theodore Roosevelt. [29 May. 1907]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 19, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o56176.
APA:
Wadsworth, James Wolcott, 1877-1952., [1907, May 29]. Letter from James Wolcott Wadsworth to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o56176.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. 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. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 19, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
