Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert A. Leet

Subject(s): Advertising, Pamphlets, Patent medicines, Rexall Drug Company

Theodore Roosevelt informs Robert A. Leet that The Outlook has stopped publishing the Rexall advertisements except for the “entirely innocent form” of the Rexall Hair Tonic, because they are under contract to publish them for the next year. The advertisement that Leet sent is not the kind that has ever appeared in the periodical.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-08-01

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Leet, Robert A. (Robert Andrew), 1872-1965

Language

English

Period

Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

2

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Multi-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 Robert A. Leet. [August 1, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o219127. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert A. Leet. [1 Aug. 1911]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 9, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o219127.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1911, August 1]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert A. Leet.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o219127.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. 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. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 9, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.

APA:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.