Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edward C. Stokes
Subject(s): Banks and banking, Etiquette, Interstate commerce, Legislation
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Theodore Roosevelt appreciates Edward C. Stokes’s letter and is glad he liked what Roosevelt said about business. He holds up the National Banking Act as the one to follow but the analogy works better with the Inter-State Commerce Law.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-12-09
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Stokes, Edward C. (Edward Casper), 1860-1942
Language
English
Period
Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)
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 Edward C. Stokes. [December 9, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o221776. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edward C. Stokes. [9 Dec. 1911]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o221776.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1911, December 9]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edward C. Stokes.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o221776.
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 13, 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.
