Letter from Frederick G. Fincke to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Cabinet officers--Selection and appointment, Darling, Charles W. (Charles William), 1830-1905, Embezzlement, McKinley, William, 1843-1901, Misconduct in office, New York (State)--Utica, Roberts, Ellis H. (Ellis Henry), 1827-1918, Root, Elihu, 1845-1937, United States. Department of the Treasury, United States. Dept. of the Treasury, YMCA of the USA
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Frederick G. Fincke believes the allegations Charles W. Darling has made against Secretary of the Treasury Ellis H. Roberts and describes Roberts’s poor reputation in his hometown of Utica, New York. Fincke will go into further detail on Roberts’s low character when he meets with President Roosevelt in person on November 13.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-10-28
Creator(s)
Fincke, Frederick G. (Frederick Getman), 1850-1912
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
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 Frederick G. Fincke to Theodore Roosevelt. [October 28, 1901]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o57301. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Fincke, Frederick G. (Frederick Getman), 1850-1912. Letter from Frederick G. Fincke to Theodore Roosevelt. [28 Oct. 1901]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 27, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o57301.
APA:
Fincke, Frederick G. (Frederick Getman), 1850-1912., [1901, October 28]. Letter from Frederick G. Fincke to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o57301.
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.
