Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Grant Edens
Subject(s): Elections, Middle class, Political campaigns, Working class, Wright, Carroll D. (Carroll Davidson), 1840-1909
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President Roosevelt asks William Grant Edens for the name of government officials who have behaved badly. Roosevelt knows that his election depends “upon the vote of the laboring men and the so called middle classes.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-08-15
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Edens, William Grant, 1863-1957
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 Grant Edens. [August 15, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o188891. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Grant Edens. [15 Aug. 1904]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o188891.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1904, August 15]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Grant Edens.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o188891.
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.
