Letter from Melville D. Landon to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): McKinley, William, 1843-1901, Roosevelt family, Tariff

Melville D. Landon sends President Roosevelt a sample of his “Primer on Tariffs” for Roosevelt to show his children. Landon says that William McKinley got more out of his primer than an economics book.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-07-05

Creator(s)

Landon, Melville D. (Melville De Lancey), 1839-1910

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 Melville D. Landon to Theodore Roosevelt. [July 5, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o45924. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Landon, Melville D. (Melville De Lancey), 1839-1910. Letter from Melville D. Landon to Theodore Roosevelt. [5 Jul. 1904]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 27, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o45924.

APA:

Landon, Melville D. (Melville De Lancey), 1839-1910., [1904, July 5]. Letter from Melville D. Landon to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o45924.

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 27, 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.