Letter from Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to F. A. Cummings

Subject(s): Election forecasting, Railroads--Employees--Political activity, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Thank-you notes

On behalf of Theodore Roosevelt, his secretary thanks F. A. Cummings for the letter. Roosevelt was pleased to hear of the straw vote among the railroad workers.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-11-04

Creator(s)

Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt

Recipient

Cummings, F. A.

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 Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to F. A. Cummings. [November 4, 1912]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o231201. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt. Letter from Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to F. A. Cummings. [4 Nov. 1912]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o231201.

APA:

Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt., [1912, November 4]. Letter from Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to F. A. Cummings.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o231201.

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.