Letter from John Butterworth to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Civil service ethics, Executive orders, Railway Mail Association (U.S.), United States. Railway Mail Service, Washington (State)--Seattle
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As directed by a convention of the Railway Postal Clerks of the Thirteenth Division, John Butterworth, President of the organization, writes to Theodore Roosevelt. Butterworth asks Roosevelt to provide an explanation of the conditions which caused him to issue an executive order “prohibiting from Civil Service employees any attempt to influence legislation save through the heads of their several Departments,” and whether he believes this order should still be enforced. Many members of the Railway Mail Service strongly object to this order.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-03-25
Creator(s)
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
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 John Butterworth to Theodore Roosevelt. [March 25, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o66107. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Butterworth, John, 1864-1913. Letter from John Butterworth to Theodore Roosevelt. [25 Mar. 1911]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 27, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o66107.
APA:
Butterworth, John, 1864-1913., [1911, March 25]. Letter from John Butterworth to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o66107.
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 27, 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.
