Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edward Hubert Butler

Subject(s): Bass, Lyman Metcalfe, 1876-1955, Hughes, Charles Evans, 1862-1948, Platt, Thomas Collier, 1833-1910

President Roosevelt asks Edward Hubert Butler, editor of the Buffalo Evening News, if he received his letter about Lyman Metcalfe Bass and if he plans to write Senator Thomas Collier Platt. Roosevelt believes that Charles Evans Hughes will be successful in the race for Governor of New York. 

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-10-11

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Butler, Edward Hubert, 1850-1914

Publication Date

2022-10-06

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)

Original Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Papers

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

1

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Image

Resource Type

Letter

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 11, 1906?]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o196826. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edward Hubert Butler. [11 Oct. 1906?]. Image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. October 30, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o196826.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.: , [1906, October 11?]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edward Hubert Butler. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o196826.

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. October 30, 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.