Letter from John Davis Long to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Elections, Letters, Maine

John Davis Long praises President Roosevelt’s letter accepting the Republican nomination for the presidency, and wishes it could have been published in time for people in Maine to read it before their election.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-09-12

Creator(s)

Long, John Davis, 1838-1915

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 John Davis Long to Theodore Roosevelt. [September 12, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o46799. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Long, John Davis, 1838-1915. Letter from John Davis Long to Theodore Roosevelt. [12 Sep. 1904]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 29, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o46799.

APA:

Long, John Davis, 1838-1915., [1904, September 12]. Letter from John Davis Long to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o46799.

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. January 29, 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.