Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Samuel B. Capen
President Roosevelt informs Samuel B. Capen he has directed the State Department to ensure that the consul general is at his post at least ten months out of the year and to report on the deputy and vice consul of the American legation in Turkey. Roosevelt asks if Capen can pass along the name of an American who knows the languages of Turkey to be appointed first interpreter.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-12-30
