Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Stephen H. Derby
Subject(s): Law reports, digests, etc., Legal documents--Interpretation and construction
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President Roosevelt thanks Stephen H. Derby for writing to him, and thinks that the legal case Derby mentioned “shows the healthy growth toward sound principles of construction on the part of the judges.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-12-16
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Derby, Stephen H. (Stephen Hasket), 1877-1947
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
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 Stephen H. Derby. [December 16, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o205701. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Stephen H. Derby. [16 Dec. 1908]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o205701.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1908, December 16]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Stephen H. Derby.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o205701.
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.
