Letter from William Loeb to William Augustus Patton

Subject(s): Horses--Transportation, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

William Loeb clarifies for William Augustus Patton the arrangements he would like to be made for the shipment of a horse from Oyster Bay to Washington, D.C. The man in charge of the horse should be allowed to ride in the caboose of the train, and the horse should be accepted without prepayment of freight, and a bill sent to President Roosevelt.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-03-02

Creator(s)

Loeb, William, 1866-1937

Recipient

Patton, William Augustus, 1849-1927

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

2

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Multi-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 William Loeb to William Augustus Patton. [March 2, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o201847. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Loeb, William, 1866-1937. Letter from William Loeb to William Augustus Patton. [2 Mar. 1908]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 23, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o201847.

APA:

Loeb, William, 1866-1937., [1908, March 2]. Letter from William Loeb to William Augustus Patton.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o201847.

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 23, 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.