Letter from Paul Morton to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Children of presidents, Japan, Navies, Railroads

Secretary of the Navy Morton will be glad to acquire and read the article on the Japanese Navy. He will be pleased to talk to President Roosevelt about Roosevelt’s sons and suggests that he should “make one of them a railroad man.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-07-18

Creator(s)

Morton, Paul, 1857-1911

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

Typed

Record Type

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 Paul Morton to Theodore Roosevelt. [July 18, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o46062. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Morton, Paul, 1857-1911. Letter from Paul Morton to Theodore Roosevelt. [18 Jul. 1904]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. July 30, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o46062.

APA:

Morton, Paul, 1857-1911., [1904, July 18]. Letter from Paul Morton to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o46062.

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. July 30, 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.