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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry C. Payne

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry C. Payne

President Roosevelt has received the letter regarding the complaint of the Civil Service Reform Association. He has written to Civil Service Commissioner Alford Warriner Cooley to find out about the classification of the fourth class post offices. Roosevelt will take up all the cases with Henry C. Payne when he returns to Washington.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-09-11

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry C. Payne

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry C. Payne

President Roosevelt finds Charles J. Bonaparte’s and Holmes Conrad’s report on the charges against Seymour Wilcox Tulloch to be damaging. It shows that the practices under Perry S. Heath, the First Assistant Postmaster General, were “reprehensible.” Roosevelt calls Postmaster General Payne’s attention to the report’s conclusions which state that the conditions have existed for two or three years. Joseph L. Bristow’s inspectors should be able to state definitely what has been going on.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-09-15

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles J. Bonaparte

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles J. Bonaparte

President Roosevelt will be greatly surprised if Senator Cameron is guilty but leaves the matter in the hands of Charles J. Bonaparte, Holmes Conrad, and the Department of Justice. He simply wants “exact justice” to be done. Roosevelt does not believe that the Civil Service Commission meant for the fourth class postmasters to be classified. If they did, Roosevelt’s signature was acquired through subterfuge. They had agreed that such classification was impossible and undesirable at present.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-09-18

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Philander C. Knox

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Philander C. Knox

Fourth Assistant Postmaster General Bristow, with the assistance of the District Attorney’s Office of the District of Columbia, is currently investigating charges connected to the Post Office Department. Due to their other important public duties, his office is finding it difficult to find the time necessary to prosecute these cases. President Roosevelt suggests detailing additional staff from the Department of Justice or hiring special assistants for the Post Office cases.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-06-22

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry C. Payne

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry C. Payne

President Roosevelt would like Oliver E. Pagan to be thanked for his admirable work and requests several different memoranda from Assistant Postmaster Bristow to go along with his report. “All possible diligence” should be used to collect the information on Perry S. Heath’s case so that it can be submitted to Charles J. Bonaparte and Holmes Conrad.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-08-03

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry C. Payne

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry C. Payne

President Roosevelt would like the report on Assistant Postmaster Bristow’s investigation submitted to Charles J. Bonaparte and Holmes Conrad so that their opinions can be taken on further avenues of investigation. Roosevelt has been pleased with the “evident thoroughness of the investigation thus far.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-08-06