Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to S. H. Cowan
Subject(s): Amendments (Parliamentary practice), Legislation, Legislative amendments, Moody, William H. (William Henry), 1853-1917, United States. Congress. Senate
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President Roosevelt agrees with S. H. Cowan that he would have preferred the Long amendment to the Hepburn bill rather than the Allison amendment, but feels that the bill overall is satisfactory and that the amendments have improved it.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-05-21
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Cowan, S. H. (Samuel Houston), 1858-1928
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 S. H. Cowan. [May 21, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o195566. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to S. H. Cowan. [21 May. 1906]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o195566.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1906, May 21]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to S. H. Cowan.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o195566.
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 6, 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.
