Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Lawrence F. Abbott
Subject(s): Contracts, Feature writing, Howland, William Bailey, 1849-1917, Scheduling
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President Roosevelt has considered Lawrence F. Abbott’s letter in which he proposed a business deal, and is pleased to accept. Roosevelt liked the proposition in the letter better than the conversation that they had previously, as the letter did not specify the number of articles he would produce per year. He will try to write more than twelve per year, but likes the fact that he does not have the pressure to write articles simply for the reason of having something to publish. Roosevelt does not think the deal should be announced until after the election. He asks if Abbott and William Bailey Howland could come have lunch with him on July 25.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-07-14
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Abbott, Lawrence F. (Lawrence Fraser), 1859-1933
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 Lawrence F. Abbott. [July 14, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o203311. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Lawrence F. Abbott. [14 Jul. 1908]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o203311.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1908, July 14]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Lawrence F. Abbott.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o203311.
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.
