President Roosevelt suggests Douglas Robinson have Blair present his case through Senator Knox of Pennsylvania. He then says that William Jennings Byran may not have ruined his political life. He ends with asking that Robinson and his wife come out for a visit. A note on the back states that Blair was a schoolmate of Robinson at St. Paul’s School.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1906-09-13

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Robinson, Douglas, 1855-1918

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)

Repository

Harvard College Library

Page Count

2

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Multi-image

Resource Type

Letter

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 Douglas Robinson. [September 13, 1906]. Harvard College Library.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o282217. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Douglas Robinson. [13 Sep. 1906]. Multi-image.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 22, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o282217.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1906, September 13]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Douglas Robinson.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o282217.

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. January 22, 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.