Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edgar H. Farrar
Subject(s): Bar associations, Cleveland, Grover, 1837-1908, Post roads, Pullman Strike (1894), Speeches, addresses, etc.
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President Roosevelt thanks Edgar H. Farrar for sending him a pamphlet and agrees he should have been allowed to read it at a Bar Association meeting. Roosevelt recalls that President Grover Cleveland’s interference in the 1894 Pullman Strike was justified by the post road theory, and tells Farrar that they agree on this issue.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-09-20
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Farrar, Edgar H. (Edgar Howard), 1849-1922
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 Edgar H. Farrar. [September 20, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o200347. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edgar H. Farrar. [20 Sep. 1907]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 30, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o200347.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1907, September 20]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edgar H. Farrar.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o200347.
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 30, 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.