Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Fellowes Morgan

Subject(s): California. Legislature, Emigration and immigration law--U.S. states, Japanese Americans--Legal status, laws, etc.

President Roosevelt thanks William Fellowes Morgan for his letter. Roosevelt is currently more concerned with anti-Japanese bills in the California Legislature than with the “attacks” Morgan mentions.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-01-20

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Morgan, William Fellowes

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 William Fellowes Morgan. [January 20, 1909]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o206208. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Fellowes Morgan. [20 Jan. 1909]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 23, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o206208.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1909, January 20]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Fellowes Morgan.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o206208.

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.