Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Thomas MacDonald Patterson

Subject(s): Colorado--Denver, Denver Chamber of Commerce, Etiquette, Hunting, Presidents--Press coverage, Presidents--Travel

President Roosevelt informs Senator Patterson that, while he knows Patterson did not leak information about him visiting the Denver Chamber of Commerce to the press, he would like to emphasize that there are many different considerations to make before he can definitively accept the invitation to attend the banquet.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-03-13

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Patterson, Thomas MacDonald, 1839-1916

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)

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 Thomas MacDonald Patterson. [March 13, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o191326. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Thomas MacDonald Patterson. [13 Mar. 1905]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 25, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o191326.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1905, March 13]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Thomas MacDonald Patterson.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o191326.

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 25, 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.