Letter from Philander C. Knox to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Foss, George Edmund, 1863-1936, Horse shows, Illinois--Chicago, Kip, Lawrence, 1836-1899, Morton, Paul, 1857-1911, Navy-yards and naval stations
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Senator Knox tells President Roosevelt he understood that Secretary of the Navy Paul Morton and Illinois Representative George Edmund Foss were in favor of the Chicago side for the naval training station. He also tells Roosevelt about once entering a horse in the Madison Square horse show in the trotting class, and although everyone acknowledged it was were the “best horses on earth,” Colonel Lawrence Kip’s horses won the prize.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-11-23
Creator(s)
Knox, Philander C. (Philander Chase), 1853-1921
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
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 Philander C. Knox to Theodore Roosevelt. [November 23, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o300135. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Knox, Philander C. (Philander Chase), 1853-1921. Letter from Philander C. Knox to Theodore Roosevelt. [23 Nov. 1904]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 19, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o300135.
APA:
Knox, Philander C. (Philander Chase), 1853-1921., [1904, November 23]. Letter from Philander C. Knox to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o300135.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. 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. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 19, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
