Letter from Horace H. Lurton to William H. Taft
Subject(s): Brownlow, Walter Preston, 1851-1910, Ohio--Cincinnati, Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ), Tennessee
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Judge Lurton writes to Secretary of War Taft about H. Campbell, a former candidate for governor in Tennessee, who is reportedly lazy and not taken seriously by the Republican Party, but needs to be accommodated. Lurton also invites Taft to visit Nashville if he will be canvassing as part of President Roosevelt’s campaign.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-07-13
Creator(s)
Lurton, Horace H. (Horace Harmon), 1844-1914
Recipient
Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-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 Horace H. Lurton to William H. Taft. [July 13, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o46008. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Lurton, Horace H. (Horace Harmon), 1844-1914. Letter from Horace H. Lurton to William H. Taft. [13 Jul. 1904]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o46008.
APA:
Lurton, Horace H. (Horace Harmon), 1844-1914., [1904, July 13]. Letter from Horace H. Lurton to William H. Taft.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o46008.
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 5, 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.
