Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John I. Moore
Subject(s): Arkansas, Blanchard, Newton C. (Newton Crain), 1849-1922, Broward, Napoleon Bonaparte, 1857-1910, Burke, John, 1859-1937, Campbell, Thomas Mitchell, 1856-1923, Chamberlain, George E. (George Earle), 1854-1928, Cobb, William T. (William Titcomb), 1857-1937, Crawford, Coe Isaac, 1858-1944, Cummins, Albert Baird, 1850-1926, Davidson, James O., 1854-1922, Deneen, Charles Samuel, 1863-1940, Florida, Folk, Joseph Wingate, 1869-1923, Frantz, Frank C. (Frank Christian), 1872-1941, Hoch, Edward Wallis, 1849-1925, Illinois, Inland water transportation, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi River, Mississippi River Valley, Missouri, Navigable waters, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Patterson, Malcolm R. (Malcolm Rice), 1861-1935, Presidents--Travel, Scheduling, Sheldon, George L. (George Lawson), 1870-1960, Shipping, South Dakota, Tennessee, Tennessee--Memphis, Texas, Waterways, Wisconsin
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President Roosevelt acknowledges the invitation of the governors of Arkansas, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, and Wisconsin, to make a trip on the Mississippi River with the Inland Waterways Commission. He reflects on the importance of the nation’s rivers as “highways” for products to supply any inadequacy of means of transportation over land. He intends to travel with the Commission down the Mississippi for three or four days in October. A note at the bottom of the letter indicates that it was sent to each of the governors who signed the invitation.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-05-16
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Moore, John I. (John Isaac), 1856-1937
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John I. Moore. [May 16, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o199383. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John I. Moore. [16 May. 1907]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 16, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o199383.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1907, May 16]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John I. Moore.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o199383.
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. January 16, 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.
