Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles S. Mellen

Subject(s): Letters, Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930

President Roosevelt thanks Charles S. Mellen, president of the New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad, for the letter. He has transmitted the letter to Secretary of War William H. Taft, and thanks Mellen for having taken the trouble of sending it.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-02-26

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Mellen, Charles S. (Charles Sanger), 1851-1927

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 Charles S. Mellen. [February 26, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o201787. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles S. Mellen. [26 Feb. 1908]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o201787.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1908, February 26]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles S. Mellen.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o201787.

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. February 6, 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.