Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Redfield Proctor
Subject(s): Conflict of interests, Iowa--Denison, Merrill, Olin, 1854-1928, Political ethics, Politicians--Correspondence, Shaw, Leslie M. (Leslie Mortier), 1848-1932, Vermont--Burlington, Vermont--Enosburg Falls
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President Roosevelt forwards Senator Proctor a copy of correspondence between Secretary of the Treasury Leslie M. Shaw and Olin Merrill demonstrating that Shaw was acting in good faith. Roosevelt has no problem with Shaw’s action or the correspondence being published.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-05-02
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-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 Redfield Proctor. [May 2, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o188060. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Redfield Proctor. [2 May. 1904]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o188060.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1904, May 2]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Redfield Proctor.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o188060.
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 5, 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.
