Letter from Bernard S. Brown to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Civil service--Examinations, Manhattan Psychiatric Center, Postal service--Employees, Roosevelt, Martha Bulloch, 1835-1884, United States. Army
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Bernard S. Brown asks Theodore Roosevelt to help secure steady employment for a young man, Joseph V. Higgins, who is trying to take care of his large family after his father was taken to the Wards Island Asylum for the Insane. Higgins is part of the Twenty Second Regiment of Engineers and has passed his civil service examination. Brown and Roosevelt have never met, but their mothers were friends.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-12-18
Creator(s)
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
(1911-1912) Progressive Party Candidate
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
3
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 Bernard S. Brown to Theodore Roosevelt. [December 18, 1911]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o73713. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Brown, Bernard S., -1926. Letter from Bernard S. Brown to Theodore Roosevelt. [18 Dec. 1911]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 4, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o73713.
APA:
Brown, Bernard S., -1926.: , [1911, December 18]. Letter from Bernard S. Brown to Theodore Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o73713.
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. December 4, 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.
