Letter from Edgar Alexander Mearns to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Armed Forces--Pay, allowances, etc., Museums, Natural history
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Edgar Alexander Mearns will receive the full pay and allowances of a Major, instead of a Lieutenant Colonel. Mearns has also “industriously gathered” Natural History materials his whole life and given the items to museums.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1909-01-06
Creator(s)
Mearns, Edgar Alexander, 1856-1916
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
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 Edgar Alexander Mearns to Theodore Roosevelt. [January 6, 1909]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o59955. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Mearns, Edgar Alexander, 1856-1916. Letter from Edgar Alexander Mearns to Theodore Roosevelt. [6 Jan. 1909]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o59955.
APA:
Mearns, Edgar Alexander, 1856-1916., [1909, January 6]. Letter from Edgar Alexander Mearns to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o59955.
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. March 12, 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.
