Letter from Elihu Root, et al. to William Randolph Hearst
Subject(s): Journalism, Lawyers, Quotations
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As lawyers representing the Compressed Air Company, Elihu Root, George R. Howard, Bronson Winthrop, and Henry L. Stimson ask William Randolph Hearst for his authority of the facts published in a recent article in the New York Journal. When they spoke with James P. Keating, Commissioner of Highways of New York, they found he did not make the attributed statements.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-03-08
Creator(s)
Root, Elihu, 1845-1937; Howard, George R. Winthrop, Bronson, 1863-1944; Stimson, Henry L. (Henry Lewis), 1867-1950
Recipient
Hearst, William Randolph, 1863-1951
Language
English
Period
(1901) Vice President of the United States
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 Elihu Root, et al. to William Randolph Hearst. [March 8, 1901]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o30165. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Root, Elihu, 1845-1937; Howard, George R. Winthrop, Bronson, 1863-1944; Stimson, Henry L. (Henry Lewis), 1867-1950. Letter from Elihu Root, et al. to William Randolph Hearst. [8 Mar. 1901]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. August 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o30165.
APA:
Root, Elihu, 1845-1937; Howard, George R. Winthrop, Bronson, 1863-1944; Stimson, Henry L. (Henry Lewis), 1867-1950., [1901, March 8]. Letter from Elihu Root, et al. to William Randolph Hearst.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o30165.
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. August 13, 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.
