Telegram from Theodore Roosevelt to Hamilton Fish II
Subject(s): New York (State). Legislature. Assembly, U.S. states--Politics and government, Wadsworth, James Wolcott, 1877-1952, Wainwright, Jonathan Mayhew, 1864-1945
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President Roosevelt is very concerned at the telegram Hamilton Fish II sent to Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright and hopes Fish will not take any further action without consulting him first. Roosevelt would consider the defeat of James Wolcott Wadsworth for Speaker of the Assembly as an “irreparable” blow to the cause of honest government in New York.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-01-02
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
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:
Telegram from Theodore Roosevelt to Hamilton Fish II. [January 2, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o193686. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Telegram from Theodore Roosevelt to Hamilton Fish II. [2 Jan. 1906]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 16, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o193686.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1906, January 2]. Telegram from Theodore Roosevelt to Hamilton Fish II.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o193686.
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.
