Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Wallace Buttrick

Subject(s): Agricultural education, Knapp, Seaman Ashahel, 1833-1911

President Roosevelt asks Wallace Buttrick to send him some material he could use when he speaks on agricultural education, as Seaman Ashahel Knapp has not sent him anything useful. Knapp is excellent in deed but incompetent at writing or talking about those deeds.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-04-17

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Buttrick, Wallace, 1853-1926

Language

English

Period

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

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 Wallace Buttrick. [April 17, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o199143. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Wallace Buttrick. [17 Apr. 1907]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o199143.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1907, April 17]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Wallace Buttrick.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o199143.

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.