Letter from John Hay to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Letters, Mitchell, S. Weir (Silas Weir), 1829-1914
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Secretary of State Hay passes along a letter that S. Weir Mitchell received to President Roosevelt. Mitchell thought Roosevelt would find it interesting, but Hay remarks that, “People have different ideas of what constitutes interestingness.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-12-21
Creator(s)
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-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 John Hay to Theodore Roosevelt. [December 21, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o299719. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Hay, John, 1838-1905. Letter from John Hay to Theodore Roosevelt. [21 Dec. 1904]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o299719.
APA:
Hay, John, 1838-1905., [1904, December 21]. Letter from John Hay to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o299719.
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. March 12, 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.
