Letter from Charles H. Mohr to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Civil service, Gifts, Medal of Saint Benedict, Portraits

Abbot Charles H. Mohr of St. Leo Abbey asks President Roosevelt to make the 4th Class Postmasters of Florida part of the civil service. Mohr also sends Roosevelt a photograph of himself, as well as a medal of St. Benedict which he hopes that Roosevelt will wear on his African safari.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-12-10

Creator(s)

Mohr, Charles H. (Charles Henry), 1863-1931

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

Handwritten

Record Type

Multi-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 Charles H. Mohr to Theodore Roosevelt. [December 10, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o59709. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Mohr, Charles H. (Charles Henry), 1863-1931. Letter from Charles H. Mohr to Theodore Roosevelt. [10 Dec. 1908]. 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/o59709.

APA:

Mohr, Charles H. (Charles Henry), 1863-1931., [1908, December 10]. Letter from Charles H. Mohr to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o59709.

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.