Letter from Charles H. J. Bliss to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Fire insurance agents, Insurance companies--Complaints against, Insurance companies--Employees, Insurance companies--U.S. states, Monopolies, United States--Pacific Coast, United States--Pacific States, Wages, Wages--Insurance companies
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Charles H. J. Bliss sends documents to Theodore Roosevelt hoping Roosevelt will decide to help defeat the monopoly the Board of Fire Underwriters of the Pacific is working to create on the Pacific Coast. If a fire insurance agent works for a company not on the Board, they will receive significantly less wages than those who only work for companies on the Board. Bliss has questioned this policy and received negative backlash from the Board.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-10-04
Creator(s)
Bliss, Charles H. J. (Charles Hampton Jennison), 1857-1937
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Charles H. J. Bliss to Theodore Roosevelt. [October 4, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o70982. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Bliss, Charles H. J. (Charles Hampton Jennison), 1857-1937. Letter from Charles H. J. Bliss to Theodore Roosevelt. [4 Oct. 1911]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o70982.
APA:
Bliss, Charles H. J. (Charles Hampton Jennison), 1857-1937., [1911, October 4]. Letter from Charles H. J. Bliss to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o70982.
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.
