Letter from Elihu Root to John T. McCutcheon

Subject(s): Books and reading, Missouri, Thank-you notes

Secretary of State Root thanks John T. McCutcheon for the copy of Mysterious Stranger. Root used to practice law across the country and is familiar with Missouri and the “Gentle Reader.”

Collection

Newberry Library

Creation Date

1906-01-15

Creator(s)

Root, Elihu, 1845-1937

Recipient

McCutcheon, John T. (John Tinney), 1870-1949

Language

English

Period

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

Repository

Newberry Library

Page Count

1

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Image

Resource Type

Letter

Rights

See the Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library Terms of Use for further copyright information.

Citation

Cite this Record

Chicago:

Letter from Elihu Root to John T. McCutcheon. [January 15, 1906]. Newberry Library.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o291581. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Root, Elihu, 1845-1937. Letter from Elihu Root to John T. McCutcheon. [15 Jan. 1906]. Image.
Newberry Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 22, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o291581.

APA:

Root, Elihu, 1845-1937., [1906, January 15]. Letter from Elihu Root to John T. McCutcheon.
Newberry Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o291581.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Newberry Library. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/newberry-library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Newberry Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 22, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/newberry-library.

APA:

Newberry Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/newberry-library.