Letter from Herman Henry Kohlsaat to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Americans--Politics and government, McKinley, William, 1843-1901

Herman Henry Kohlsaat advises Governor Roosevelt to stay close to the McKinley administration and not to do anything to make it appear that he is “chasing the Presidency.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1899-08-14

Creator(s)

Kohlsaat, Herman Henry, 1853-1924

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Period

Governor of New York (October 1898-1900)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

4

Production Method

Handwritten

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 Herman Henry Kohlsaat to Theodore Roosevelt. [August 14, 1899]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o26370. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Kohlsaat, Herman Henry, 1853-1924. Letter from Herman Henry Kohlsaat to Theodore Roosevelt. [14 Aug. 1899]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o26370.

APA:

Kohlsaat, Herman Henry, 1853-1924.: , [1899, August 14]. Letter from Herman Henry Kohlsaat to Theodore Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o26370.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. 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 Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.

APA:

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