Letter from Elisha Ely Garrison to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): McKinley, William, 1843-1901, Presidents--Assassination, Presidents--Assassination attempts, Sympathy, Travel--Planning

Elisha Ely Garrison extends his sympathy to Vice President Roosevelt over the attempted assassination of President McKinley. The “Colt’s matter” has been settled and Garrison is traveling there in October.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-09-07

Creator(s)

Garrison, Elisha Ely, 1871-

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 Elisha Ely Garrison to Theodore Roosevelt. [September 7, 1901]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o34472. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Garrison, Elisha Ely, 1871-. Letter from Elisha Ely Garrison to Theodore Roosevelt. [7 Sep. 1901]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 26, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o34472.

APA:

Garrison, Elisha Ely, 1871-., [1901, September 7]. Letter from Elisha Ely Garrison to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o34472.

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 26, 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.