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Letter from Carl G. Grill to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Carl G. Grill to Theodore Roosevelt

Carl G. Grill explains his situation to and asks for help from Theodore Roosevelt: he is a veteran of the Spanish-American War who has been working as a transfer clerk in the railway mail service in Aberdeen, South Dakota, but has moved to Oregon to benefit his wife’s health. Grill was told it was easier to resign and seek reinstatement than to be granted transfer service, so he resigned, but is facing difficulties with getting reinstated. He lists cases of others who have been successful in similar situations and asks for Roosevelt’s assistance.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-10-15

Letter from John Butterworth to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from John Butterworth to Theodore Roosevelt

As directed by a convention of the Railway Postal Clerks of the Thirteenth Division, John Butterworth, President of the organization, writes to Theodore Roosevelt. Butterworth asks Roosevelt to provide an explanation of the conditions which caused him to issue an executive order “prohibiting from Civil Service employees any attempt to influence legislation save through the heads of their several Departments,” and whether he believes this order should still be enforced. Many members of the Railway Mail Service strongly object to this order.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-03-25