Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Edgar Borah
Subject(s): Characters and characteristics, Letters, Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865, Welliver, Judson C. (Judson Churchill), 1870-1943
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Theodore Roosevelt appreciated Senator Borah’s letter. He doesn’t personally mind the letter he got from Judson C. Welliver, but is sorry to see his “hysteria and untruthfulness,” and that he is becoming a person who “subordinates principles to practical achievement.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1910-08-12
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Borah, William Edgar, 1865-1940
Language
English
Period
African Safari (March 1909-1910)
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 William Edgar Borah. [August 12, 1910]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o214453. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Edgar Borah. [12 Aug. 1910]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 30, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o214453.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1910, August 12]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Edgar Borah.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o214453.
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 30, 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.
