Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Elihu Root
In response to a letter from William R. Funk about the possibility of a white man, John R. King, succeeding John T. Williams, a black man, as American Consul in Sierra Leone, President Roosevelt tells Secretary of State Root to work with Booker T. Washington to find a “good colored man” for the post.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-11-30