Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frederick William Holls

Subject(s): Payn, Louis Frisbie, 1835-1923, Press and politics, Time management

Although it is difficult for Governor Roosevelt to refuse Frederick William Holls’s request, he cannot presently make another engagement to speak. Roosevelt discusses “how ugly the fight about [Louis Frisbie] Payn is.” He would like to invite Holls to see him soon.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1900-01-10

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Holls, Frederick William, 1857-1903

Language

English

Period

Governor of New York (October 1898-1900)

Repository

Harvard College Library

Page Count

1

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 Frederick William Holls. [January 10, 1900]. Harvard College Library. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o282890. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frederick William Holls. [10 Jan. 1900]. Multi-image.
Harvard College Library. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o282890.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1900, January 10]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frederick William Holls.
Harvard College Library. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o282890.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Harvard College Library. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Harvard College Library. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library.

APA:

Harvard College Library. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library.