Telegram from Ethan Allen Hitchcock to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Elections, Francis, David R. (David Rowland), 1850-1927, Louisiana Purchase Exposition, Missouri

Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock hopes that given the election results in Missouri, President Roosevelt will now decide to accept the invitation of Missouri Governor David R. Francis to visit the World’s Fair in St. Louis.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-11-09

Creator(s)

Hitchcock, Ethan Allen, 1835-1909

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

1

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Image

Resource Type

Telegram

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:

Telegram from Ethan Allen Hitchcock to Theodore Roosevelt. [November 9, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o156442. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Hitchcock, Ethan Allen, 1835-1909. Telegram from Ethan Allen Hitchcock to Theodore Roosevelt. [9 Nov. 1904]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o156442.

APA:

Hitchcock, Ethan Allen, 1835-1909., [1904, November 9]. Telegram from Ethan Allen Hitchcock to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o156442.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

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 Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.

APA:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.