Letter from Alford Warriner Cooley to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Attorneys general--Selection and appointment, Bushnell, George E. (George Ensign), 1853-1924, Government etiquette, Hoyt, Henry Martyn, 1857-1910, New York (State)--New York, Parsons, Herbert, 1869-1925, Sick, Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930, United States, West, United States. Department of Justice, United States. Dept. of Justice
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Former assistant attorney general Alford Warriner Cooley has been told that he should be able to go back to work in the early spring. Cooley does not think he should remain in the west, and would have liked to start up a practice in New York, except that he has been advised by his doctor to avoid the strain. It seems that resuming his job in the Department of Justice makes the most sense for his financial and physical health, and he asks Roosevelt’s advice of how to raise this question with President-Elect William H. Taft.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-12-21
Creator(s)
Cooley, Alford Warriner, 1873-1913
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
11
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
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 Alford Warriner Cooley to Theodore Roosevelt. [December 21, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o59818. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Cooley, Alford Warriner, 1873-1913. Letter from Alford Warriner Cooley to Theodore Roosevelt. [21 Dec. 1908]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 23, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o59818.
APA:
Cooley, Alford Warriner, 1873-1913., [1908, December 21]. Letter from Alford Warriner Cooley to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o59818.
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. January 23, 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.
