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Letter from F. Norton Goddard to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from F. Norton Goddard to Theodore Roosevelt

F. Norton Goddard writes to President Roosevelt about efforts to find John Shea a civil service position. The Collector wants to make Shea either pay master or cashier. Goddard thinks that Senator Platt should have input in this decision, but he left for Washington suddenly. In an additional handwritten note he adds that the government should move against the coal trust, which is worse than the meat trust and “cuts a bigger figure in the average working man mind.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-05-14

Letter from David E. Warford to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from David E. Warford to Theodore Roosevelt

David E. Warford introduces himself to Vice-President Roosevelt as a former Rough Rider who was wounded in the Spanish-American War. Warford currently draws a government pension, but is unable to do hard work and cannot maintain himself on the sum he gets from his pension. He asks Roosevelt to use his influence to get him a position as a line rider in the Timber Reserve.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-05-08

Letter from Walter L. Church to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Walter L. Church to Theodore Roosevelt

Walter Church reports to Lieutenant-Colonel Roosevelt that he stayed in Boston as long as he could, and then headed to Skagway, Alaska, where he is currently practicing law. Church congratulates Roosevelt on the promotion, and expresses his confidence that in time he will be voting for Roosevelt for president. Church thinks Alaska has a great future and hopes that Roosevelt might help him apply to be a United States Commissioner in Skagway, should the position open.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1898-05-10