Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Victor Freemont Lawson
Subject(s): Baker, Francis E. (Francis Elisha), 1860-1924, Baldwin, Jesse A., 1854-1921, Cannon, Joseph Gurney, 1836-1926, Cullom, Shelby M. (Shelby Moore), 1829-1914, Harlan, James Shanklin, 1861-1927, Hopkins, Albert J. (Albert Jarvis), 1846-1922, Illinois--Chicago, Judges--Selection and appointment, Kohlsaat, Christian C., 1844-1918, Kohlsaat, Herman Henry, 1853-1924, Landis, Kenesaw Mountain, 1866-1944, Lincoln, Robert Todd, 1843-1926, Press and politics, United States. Court of Appeals (7th Circuit)
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President Roosevelt corrects newspaper reports regarding the appointment of circuit court judges in Chicago for Victor F. Lawson of the Chicago Daily News. Roosevelt outlines his thinking regarding the decision between appointing several men, and future plans for potential appointees who are not appointed at this time.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-03-13
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Lawson, Victor Freemont, 1850-1925
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
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 Victor Freemont Lawson. [March 13, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o191325. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Victor Freemont Lawson. [13 Mar. 1905]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 30, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o191325.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1905, March 13]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Victor Freemont Lawson.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o191325.
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.
