Fragment of a letter to Cecil Andrew Lyon
Subject(s): Campaign management, Knox, Frank, 1874-1944, Missouri--Kansas City, Oklahoma, Progressive Party (1912), Reily, E. Mont (Emmet Montgomery), 1866-1954, Republican Party (Tex.), Sick, Texas
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The letter’s author laments Cecil Andrew Lyon’s relapse “into bed again,” a fact they heard from Frank Knox. The author asks Lyon to respond with “a line as to the situation in Texas” and explains that they asked E. Mont Reily to aid Lyon’s campaign. The letter is a fragment; its subsequent pages are missing.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1912-03-29
Creator(s)
Recipient
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:
Fragment of a letter to Cecil Andrew Lyon. [March 29, 1912]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o225828. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Unknown. Fragment of a letter to Cecil Andrew Lyon. [29 Mar. 1912]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 27, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o225828.
APA:
Unknown., [1912, March 29]. Fragment of a letter to Cecil Andrew Lyon.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o225828.
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 27, 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.
