Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Bill Purchase
Subject(s): North Dakota--Medora, Political campaigns, Political conventions--U.S. states, Presidents--Nomination, Ranchers, Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ), Thank-you notes, Voting, Washington (State)--Pend Oreille County
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Theodore Roosevelt thanks Bill Purchase for his letter and the “result” at the Pend Oreille County Convention. He comments on the “fourteen Purchases” and asks that Purchase give Roosevelt’s regards to Purchase’s father, mother, seven brothers, and seven sister-in-laws, stating that whenever women have had votes in elections, those votes have gone to Roosevelt. He ends by reminiscing about his days spent with cow-punchers in Medora, North Dakota.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1912-06-10
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Language
English
Period
Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
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 Theodore Roosevelt to Bill Purchase. [June 10, 1912]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o285372. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Bill Purchase. [10 Jun. 1912]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 26, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o285372.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1912, June 10]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Bill Purchase.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o285372.
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 26, 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.
