Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles Fremont Amidon

Subject(s): Courts, Judicial power

Theodore Roosevelt says that Judge Amidon’s articles in The Outlook, along with a book by Mr. Alger, were some of the chief things that drew his attention to defects in the American judicial system.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-03-18

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Amidon, Charles Fremont, 1856-1937

Language

English

Period

African Safari (March 1909-1910)

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 Charles Fremont Amidon. [March 18, 1909]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o214118. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles Fremont Amidon. [18 Mar. 1909]. Image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 2, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o214118.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.: , [1909, March 18]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles Fremont Amidon. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o214118.

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. December 2, 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.