Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Justus Boies
Subject(s): Dinners and dining, Illinois--Springfield, Montana--Butte, New York (State)--Oyster Bay, Speeches, addresses, etc.
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President Roosevelt invites William Justus Boies to lunch at Oyster Bay and would like Boies to read his Springfield, Illinois, or Butte, Montana, speech regarding “absolute even justice.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-06-18
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Boies, William Justus, 1868-1935
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
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 William Justus Boies. [June 18, 1903]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o185114. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Justus Boies. [18 Jun. 1903]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 16, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o185114.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1903, June 18]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Justus Boies.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o185114.
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. January 16, 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.
