Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Sereno Elisha Payne
Subject(s): Customs administration--Law and legislation, Root, Elihu, 1845-1937, Shaw, Leslie M. (Leslie Mortier), 1848-1932
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President Roosevelt sends Representative Payne a copy of a letter he received from Secretary of State Elihu Root which explains itself. Roosevelt hopes the changes in the customs administration law recommended by Secretary of the Treasury Leslie M. Shaw and outlined in Root’s letter will be enacted, and that it will be amended to cover the points that Root mentioned as being currently omitted.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-06-18
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Payne, Sereno Elisha, 1843-1914
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 Sereno Elisha Payne. [June 18, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o195824. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Sereno Elisha Payne. [18 Jun. 1906]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o195824.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1906, June 18]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Sereno Elisha Payne.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o195824.
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 5, 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.
