Letter from W. Seabury Simmons to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Anarchism, Anarchists, Political violence, Presidents--Assassination, Presidents--Assassination attempts

W. Seabury Simmons blames the attempted assassination of President McKinley on Democrats, yellow journalism, Bryanism, imperialism, and anarchism. Simmons recommends banishing anarchists.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-09-07

Creator(s)

Simmons, W. Seabury

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Period

Vice President of the United States (1901)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

1

Production Method

Handwritten

Record Type

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 W. Seabury Simmons to Theodore Roosevelt. [September 7, 1901]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o34481. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Simmons, W. Seabury. Letter from W. Seabury Simmons to Theodore Roosevelt. [7 Sep. 1901]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o34481.

APA:

Simmons, W. Seabury., [1901, September 7]. Letter from W. Seabury Simmons to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o34481.

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. January 15, 2026. 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.