Letter from Robert Watchorn to Theodore Roosevelt
Robert Watchorn thanks President Roosevelt for elevating him to the position of Commissioner of Ellis Island’s immigration inspection station. Watchorn recounts how he came to work at Ellis Island as an inspector, and reflects on how he has made himself useful thus far in bringing about reform, and the importance of the position to which he is now appointed.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-01-21