Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to August Belmont
Subject(s): Child labor--U.S. states, Governors--Powers and duties, Governors--U.S. states, Hughes, Charles Evans, 1862-1948, Labor movement--Political activity, New York (State), Sweatshops, Tenement houses
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President Roosevelt thanks August Belmont for his letter and plans to share it with Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes. As Belmont suggests, Roosevelt will advocate for the tenement house, child labor, and sweatshops laws in New York state, ensuring Hughes will “enforce them up to the letter.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-10-01
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
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to August Belmont. [October 1, 1906]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o196659. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to August Belmont. [1 Oct. 1906]. Image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. November 25, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o196659.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.: , [1906, October 1]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to August Belmont. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o196659.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. 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 Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. November 25, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
