Letter from Henry Cabot Lodge to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Billings, George B. (George Bartlett), 1864-1935, Fitzgerald, Desmond, 1846-1926, Mansfield, Edward C., Massachusetts--Boston, Murchie, Guy, 1872-1958, Postmasters--Selection and appointment, Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ), Travis, Walter H.
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Senator Lodge tells President Roosevelt what he knows about the three politicians discussed for postmaster of Boston to reestablish the president’s confidence in him. Lodge mentions George B. Billings, Commissioner of Immigration for the Port of Boston, who has lived on the government for ten years, and Guy Murchie, who has aided in the defeat of a reformer, Desmond Fitzgerald, among others.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-12-13
Creator(s)
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
1
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Henry Cabot Lodge to Theodore Roosevelt. [December 13, 1907]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o57793. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924. Letter from Henry Cabot Lodge to Theodore Roosevelt. [13 Dec. 1907]. Image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. November 25, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o57793.
APA:
Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924.: , [1907, December 13]. Letter from Henry Cabot Lodge to Theodore Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o57793.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. 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 Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. November 25, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
