Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Melville Davisson Post
Subject(s): Anecdotes, Knox, Philander C. (Philander Chase), 1853-1921, Money, Prisoners, United States. Supreme Court
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President Roosevelt relates an anecdote to author Melville Davisson Post about two gentlemen who were arrested for trying to use Confederate currency. One of the two men, after being arrested, appealed, and the Supreme Court decided that the notes were not counterfeit. While the man who appealed was released, Roosevelt argued with then Attorney General Philander C. Knox, and kept the second man in prison because Roosevelt believed that regardless of the legality, the man was a swindler and morally a criminal.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-01-17
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Post, Melville Davisson, 1871-1930
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
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 Melville Davisson Post. [January 17, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o201322. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Melville Davisson Post. [17 Jan. 1908]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o201322.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1908, January 17]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Melville Davisson Post.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o201322.
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 13, 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.
