Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Moses E. Clapp

Subject(s): Pennsylvania--Lancaster, Speeches, addresses, etc.

Theodore Roosevelt declines an invitation to speak in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He has already spoken in Pennsylvania since returning from Africa and is currently attempting to limit his speeches.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-06-05

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Clapp, Moses E. (Moses Edwin), 1851-1929

Language

English

Period

Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)

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 Moses E. Clapp. [June 5, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o218179. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Moses E. Clapp. [5 Jun. 1911]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o218179.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1911, June 5]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Moses E. Clapp.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o218179.

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. February 6, 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.