Letter from Seth Low to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Compliments, Sympathy

Mayor Seth Low writes to assure President Roosevelt that he knows he has the President’s sympathy. Low notes that if things continue as they are now, “we ought to have a good chance of success” and that “we shall put up as stiff a fight as possible.” He concludes with congratulations on the Alaska Boundary Settlement.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-10-20

Creator(s)

Low, Seth, 1850-1916

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

3

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 Seth Low to Theodore Roosevelt. [October 20, 1903]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o42503. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Low, Seth, 1850-1916. Letter from Seth Low to Theodore Roosevelt. [20 Oct. 1903]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 26, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o42503.

APA:

Low, Seth, 1850-1916., [1903, October 20]. Letter from Seth Low to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o42503.

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. February 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.