Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Herbert Knox Smith
Subject(s): Beach, John K. (John Kimberly), 1855-1938, Connecticut, Judges--Selection and appointment, Noyes, Walter Chadwick, 1865-1926, Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930, United States. Court of Appeals (2nd Circuit)
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President Roosevelt, Secretary of War William H. Taft, and others prefer Walter Chadwick Noyes over John K. Beach for the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, but Roosevelt would like to hear Commissioner of Corporations Smith’s thoughts on the matter.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-07-02
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Smith, Herbert Knox, 1869-1931
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 Herbert Knox Smith. [July 2, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o199700. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Herbert Knox Smith. [2 Jul. 1907]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 25, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o199700.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1907, July 2]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Herbert Knox Smith.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o199700.
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.
