Letter from Mary Elizabeth Lease to Walter Roscoe Stubbs
Subject(s): Employees--Dismissal of, Judgments, Kansas, Kansas. Supreme Court, Legal services--Costs, Lewelling, Lorenzo Dow, 1846-1900, Women politicians
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Mary Elizabeth Lease was a former member of the Kansas State Board of Charities and Corrections but was removed from her position by Governor Lorenzo Dow Lewelling. Lease sued over her removal and the Kansas Supreme Court ruled in her favor. However, Lease’s expenses were never paid by the state and she requests that Governor Stubbs forward the expense list to the proper state committee for payment.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-01-25
Creator(s)
Lease, Mary Elizabeth, 1850-1933
Recipient
Stubbs, Walter Roscoe, 1858-1929
Language
English
Period
Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
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 Mary Elizabeth Lease to Walter Roscoe Stubbs. [January 25, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o63866. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Lease, Mary Elizabeth, 1850-1933. Letter from Mary Elizabeth Lease to Walter Roscoe Stubbs. [25 Jan. 1911]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o63866.
APA:
Lease, Mary Elizabeth, 1850-1933., [1911, January 25]. Letter from Mary Elizabeth Lease to Walter Roscoe Stubbs.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o63866.
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 6, 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.
