Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles
Subject(s): Banking law, Banks and banking, Banks and banking--Economic aspects, Banks and banking--Government policy, Banks and banking, British, Fahnestock, Snowden Andrews, 1886-1962, Money--Law and legislation, Money--Public opinion, Northern Securities Company, Reid, Whitelaw, 1837-1912, Roosevelt family, Stillman, James, 1850-1918, United States. Department of the Treasury. Office of the Secretary, United States. Dept. of the Treasury. Office of the Secretary, United States. President
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President Roosevelt discusses the business problems in the country over the last three months, which he believes are a result of an overconfidence in the use of credit that cannot be solved by adjusting the banking policy. Roosevelt insists that the American currency system is strong and needs minor legislation rather than an overhaul.
Collection
Creation Date
1903-08-26
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Cowles, Anna Roosevelt, 1855-1931
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Repository
Harvard College Library
Page Count
3
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 Anna Roosevelt Cowles. [August 26, 1903]. Harvard College Library. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o285950. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles. [26 Aug. 1903]. 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/o285950.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1903, August 26]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles.
Harvard College Library. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o285950.
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.
