Letter from William Penn Nixon to the Postmaster of Grand Forks, North Dakota

Subject(s): Journalism, Press and politics, Smith, Edward Garstin

William Nixon requests information on Edward Garstin Smith who is reportedly gathering subscribers for The National Weekly, an anti-Roosevelt publication. A handwritten note on the letter says, “No such person around here at present.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-01-08

Creator(s)

Nixon, William Penn, 1832-1912

Recipient

Unknown

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

2

Production Method

Typed

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 William Penn Nixon to the Postmaster of Grand Forks, North Dakota. [January 8, 1903]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o40058. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Nixon, William Penn, 1832-1912. Letter from William Penn Nixon to the Postmaster of Grand Forks, North Dakota. [8 Jan. 1903]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 18, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o40058.

APA:

Nixon, William Penn, 1832-1912., [1903, January 8]. Letter from William Penn Nixon to the Postmaster of Grand Forks, North Dakota.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o40058.

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 18, 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.