Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ernest Hamlin Abbott
Subject(s): African Americans--Politics and government, African Americans--Suffrage, Cannon, Joseph Gurney, 1836-1926, Platt, Thomas Collier, 1833-1910, Williams, John Sharp, 1854-1932
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President Roosevelt expresses his opinions and position on the voting rights of African American men. He condemns fraudulent voting practices that seek to disfranchise African American voters and explains why he regards the solutions of some in Congress as merely expedient. Roosevelt also writes that he hopes The Outlook will write stronger editorials regarding the political nature of this issue.
Collection
Creation Date
1904-12-16
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Repository
Harvard College Library
Page Count
4
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
Electronic copy sponsored by the Theodore Roosevelt Center at Dickinson State University. For reproduction or publication permission, contact the Theodore Roosevelt Collection, Houghton Library. See the Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library Terms of Use for further copyright information.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ernest Hamlin Abbott. [December 16, 1904]. Harvard College Library.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o279737. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ernest Hamlin Abbott. [16 Dec. 1904]. Multi-image.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o279737.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1904, December 16]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ernest Hamlin Abbott.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o279737.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Harvard College Library. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library.
APA:
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library.
