Secretary of the Treasury Shaw wrote to President Roosevelt to correct a misunderstanding about the relationship with the United State government and two fiscal agencies: J. W. Seligman & Company and Brown Brothers & Company. Shaw also thanked Roosevelt for the wonderful dinner at the White House with the president and his family.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-06-03

Creator(s)

Shaw, Leslie M. (Leslie Mortier), 1848-1932

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 Leslie M. Shaw to Theodore Roosevelt. [June 3, 1904]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o45545. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Shaw, Leslie M. (Leslie Mortier), 1848-1932. Letter from Leslie M. Shaw to Theodore Roosevelt. [3 Jun. 1904]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 1, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o45545.

APA:

Shaw, Leslie M. (Leslie Mortier), 1848-1932.: , [1904, June 3]. Letter from Leslie M. Shaw to Theodore Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o45545.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. 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 Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 1, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.

APA:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.