Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Melville Weston Fuller

Subject(s): Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr., 1841-1935, Judges--Selection and appointment, United States. Supreme Court

President Roosevelt is pleased to hear that Chief Justice Fuller favors the appointment of Oliver Wendell Holmes to the Supreme Court.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-08-14

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Fuller, Melville Weston, 1833-1910

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

Letter

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 Melville Weston Fuller. [August 14, 1902]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o182989. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Melville Weston Fuller. [14 Aug. 1902]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 30, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o182989.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1902, August 14]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Melville Weston Fuller.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o182989.

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. March 30, 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.