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Letter from Richard Price Morgan to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Richard Price Morgan to Theodore Roosevelt

Richard Price Morgan is seeking appointment to an international commission dealing with the water and boundary line between the United States and Canada in the Great Lakes area. He lists his qualifications and includes letters of recommendation from Senators Cullom and Frye, Congressmen Reeves and Boutell, President Draper of the University of Illinois, and Isham Randolph, Chicago’s chief engineer.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-04-16

Creator(s)

Morgan, Richard Price, 1828-1910

Letter from Shelby Moore Cullom to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Shelby Moore Cullom to Theodore Roosevelt

Shelby Moore Cullom is recommending Richard Price Morgan “for appointment on the International Commission to examine and report on the waters, marking the boundaries between the United States and Canada.”  Cullom has known Morgan for thirty years and considers him an excellent engineer who has worked on elevated railroads.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-04-19

Creator(s)

Cullom, Shelby M. (Shelby Moore), 1829-1914