Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edward Hubert Butler
Subject(s): Bass, Lyman Metcalfe, 1876-1955, Lawyers--U.S. states, Letters, Platt, Thomas Collier, 1833-1910
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President Roosevelt asks Edward Hubert Butler, editor of the Buffalo Evening News, if he has written Senator Thomas Collier Platt about Buffalo lawyer, Lyman Metcalfe Bass. Roosevelt plans to appoint Bass as United States District Attorney for the Western District of New York.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-10-08
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Butler, Edward Hubert, 1850-1914
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 Edward Hubert Butler. [October 8, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o196770. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edward Hubert Butler. [8 Oct. 1906]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 25, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o196770.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1906, October 8]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edward Hubert Butler.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o196770.
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 25, 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.
