Letter from Blanche R. Sweeny to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Auditors--Selection and appointment, Military appointments, Sweeny, Thomas William, 1820-1892
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Blanche R. Sweeny writes to Theodore Roosevelt on behalf of her husband, Charles B. Sweeny, son of Civil War General Thomas William Sweeny. Charles Sweeny worked at the Naval Office of New York for thirty years, but was recently transferred to another division without reason. Blanche Sweeny asks Roosevelt to speak to Frederick J.H. Kracke on her husbands behalf and encloses a letter from their friend and doctor, Theodore K. Tuthill.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-09-23
Creator(s)
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
(1911-1912) Progressive Party Candidate
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
4
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 Blanche R. Sweeny to Theodore Roosevelt. [September 23, 1911]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o70741. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Sweeny, Blanche R, 1860-1936. Letter from Blanche R. Sweeny to Theodore Roosevelt. [23 Sep. 1911]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. November 25, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o70741.
APA:
Sweeny, Blanche R, 1860-1936.: , [1911, September 23]. Letter from Blanche R. Sweeny to Theodore Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o70741.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. 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 Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. November 25, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
