Letter from William H. Taft to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): California--Alameda County, California--Berkeley, Knowland, Joseph R. (Joseph Russell), 1873-1966, McKinlay, Duncan E., 1862-1914, Moses, Bernard, 1846-1930, Postmasters--Selection and appointment, Thomas, Charles E., Wheeler, Benjamin Ide, 1854-1927
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Secretary of War Taft encloses a letter from Bernard Moses regarding the appointment of Charles E. Thomas as postmaster of Berkeley, California. Thomas is supported by the five judges of Alameda County, California, as well as the Senators and Representatives of California. Benjamin Ide Wheeler does not want Thomas to be appointed, but Taft notes that he is “given to politics” and may just be exploiting his influence with President Roosevelt.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-09-11
Creator(s)
Taft, William H. (William Howard), 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 H. Taft to Theodore Roosevelt. [September 11, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o56999. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930. Letter from William H. Taft to Theodore Roosevelt. [11 Sep. 1907]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o56999.
APA:
Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930., [1907, September 11]. Letter from William H. Taft to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o56999.
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 11, 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.
