Letter from Hamilton Fish II to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Meetings, New York (State), Payn, Louis Frisbie, 1835-1923

On behalf of some local politicians, Assistant Secretary Fish asks if President Roosevelt would agree to meet with Louis Frisbie Payn. Fish suggests a meeting could be worthwhile as Payn is prominent in New York politics.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-11-21

Creator(s)

Fish, Hamilton, II, 1849-1936

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 Hamilton Fish II to Theodore Roosevelt. [November 21, 1903]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o42824. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Fish, Hamilton, II, 1849-1936. Letter from Hamilton Fish II to Theodore Roosevelt. [21 Nov. 1903]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 26, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o42824.

APA:

Fish, Hamilton, II, 1849-1936., [1903, November 21]. Letter from Hamilton Fish II to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o42824.

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.