Paul Morton recommends that Vice President Roosevelt keep a potential 1904 presidential campaign in the background. Roosevelt should have no antagonisms and no entangling alliances. Morton is prepared to help the campaign when the time is right.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-09-02

Creator(s)

Morton, Paul, 1857-1911

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Period

Vice President of the United States (1901)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

4

Production Method

Handwritten

Record Type

Multi-image

Resource Type

Letter

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 Paul Morton to Theodore Roosevelt. [September 2, 1901]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o34397. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Morton, Paul, 1857-1911. Letter from Paul Morton to Theodore Roosevelt. [2 Sep. 1901]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 29, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o34397.

APA:

Morton, Paul, 1857-1911., [1901, September 2]. Letter from Paul Morton to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o34397.

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. January 29, 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.