Letter from Orville Hitchcock Platt to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Immigrants--Law and legislation, Knox, Philander C. (Philander Chase), 1853-1921
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Senator Platt hopes that President Roosevelt will meet with him before Roosevelt sends a message concerning the Chinese Exclusion Act. Platt wishes to learn what Attorney General Philander C. Knox thinks of the matter first.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-04-05
Creator(s)
Platt, Orville Hitchcock, 1827-1905
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
1
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
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 Orville Hitchcock Platt to Theodore Roosevelt. [April 5, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o44910. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Platt, Orville Hitchcock, 1827-1905. Letter from Orville Hitchcock Platt to Theodore Roosevelt. [5 Apr. 1904]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o44910.
APA:
Platt, Orville Hitchcock, 1827-1905., [1904, April 5]. Letter from Orville Hitchcock Platt to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o44910.
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 15, 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.
