Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles Emory Smith
Subject(s): Moody, William H. (William Henry), 1853-1917, Townsend, Hosea, 1840-1909
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President Roosevelt asks Charles Emory Smith if the enclosed letter to Attorney General William H. Moody covers Judge Hosea Townsend’s case. Smith should tell his friends that, like in Alice Through the Looking-Glass, “what the President tells them three times is true–and I have said this thirty times three.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-03-03
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Smith, Charles Emory, 1842-1908
Publication Date
2022-06-16
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Original Collection
Theodore Roosevelt Papers
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles Emory Smith. [March 3, 1906?]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o194827. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles Emory Smith. [3 Mar. 1906?]. Image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. October 29, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o194827.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.: , [1906, March 3?]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles Emory Smith. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o194827.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. October 29, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
