Letter from William Emlen Roosevelt to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Business and politics, International relations, Jurisdiction, Petitions, Scrymser, James Alexander, 1839-1918

William Emlen Roosevelt encloses an item which James A. Scrymser has asked him to give to President Roosevelt. Roosevelt believes that their jurisdiction as an American company will give them “every advantage” if they can “furnish equal facilities with the foreigners.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-07-19

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, William Emlen, 1857-1930

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

Handwritten

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 William Emlen Roosevelt to Theodore Roosevelt. [July 19, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o46073. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, William Emlen, 1857-1930. Letter from William Emlen Roosevelt to Theodore Roosevelt. [19 Jul. 1904]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. April 16, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o46073.

APA:

Roosevelt, William Emlen, 1857-1930., [1904, July 19]. Letter from William Emlen Roosevelt to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o46073.

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. April 16, 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.