William Homan is sending President Roosevelt a copy of Proceedings of the Council of Deliberation for the State of New York which features Roosevelt’s speech of November 5, 1902, before the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Pennsylvania. He offers Roosevelt the use of the facilities held by the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry in New York City to further Roosevelt’s masonic progress.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-09-21

Creator(s)

Homan, William, 1860-1918

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Period

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

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

2

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 William Homan to Theodore Roosevelt. [September 21, 1903]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o42259. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Homan, William, 1860-1918. Letter from William Homan to Theodore Roosevelt. [21 Sep. 1903]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 22, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o42259.

APA:

Homan, William, 1860-1918., [1903, September 21]. Letter from William Homan to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o42259.

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 22, 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.