Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Maurice Francis Egan

Subject(s): Dominican Republic, Ellis, Havelock, 1859-1939, Gearin, John M., 1851-1930, Treaties--Ratification

President Roosevelt thanks Maurice Francis Egan for sending him the article by Havelock Ellis. Roosevelt has been “horribly disappointed” by Senator John M. Gearin’s conduct regarding the Santo Domingo treaty. Gearin has sunk “to the conventional standard of factional politics.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-03-05

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Egan, Maurice Francis, 1852-1924

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 Maurice Francis Egan. [March 5, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o194833. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Maurice Francis Egan. [5 Mar. 1906]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. July 31, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o194833.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1906, March 5]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Maurice Francis Egan.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o194833.

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. July 31, 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.