Telegram from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles Hitchcock Sherrill

Subject(s): Letters, Nominations for office, Parsons, Herbert, 1869-1925

If Representative Parsons nominates the man in question, President Roosevelt will welcome the chance to write “the strongest kind of letter.” Roosevelt says that the letter Charles Hitchcock Sherrill left with him is exactly the platform he likes to stand on.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-10-10

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Sherrill, Charles Hitchcock, 1867-1936

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

Telegram

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:

Telegram from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles Hitchcock Sherrill. [October 10, 1908]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o204513. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Telegram from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles Hitchcock Sherrill. [10 Oct. 1908]. Image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. November 26, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o204513.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.: , [1908, October 10]. Telegram from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles Hitchcock Sherrill. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o204513.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. 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 Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. November 26, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.

APA:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.