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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George B. Cortelyou

H. L. Eca da Silva, the Chinese interpreter at the Bureau of Immigration in San Francisco, California, has refused to support his child on the grounds that his wife is Chinese. President Roosevelt wants da Silva dismissed from the service if he will not support the child.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-03-01

Letter from Lillian De Malinowska to Theodore Roosevelt

Lillian de Malinowska discusses how she married a Russian nobleman and was shunned by his family, who turned her and her son out in impoverished conditions. She has since returned to the United States and secured employment. However, she asks Theodore Roosevelt for advice on how to get her belongings back and have her husband’s family support her child.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-11-13