Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Philip Battell Stewart
Subject(s): Babbitt, Kurnal Rufus, 1864-1920, Letters, Lewis, Robert E., 1857-1941
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President Roosevelt received an unsigned letter from Philip Battell Stewart which he suspects is unfinished. He asks Stewart to write him about Judge Robert E. Lewis, and jokingly says that if he does not want to sign it, to write “burn this letter” instead.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-03-12
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Stewart, Philip Battell, 1865-1957
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:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Philip Battell Stewart. [March 12, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o194905. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Philip Battell Stewart. [12 Mar. 1906]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o194905.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1906, March 12]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Philip Battell Stewart.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o194905.
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 13, 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.
