Senator Fairbanks declines President Roosevelt’s invitation to join him in St. Louis because Fairbanks has plans to be on the east coast. Fairbanks references Roosevelt’s letter of November 11, asking for Fairbanks’ assessment of Aaron Jones for Assistant Secretary of Agriculture. Fairbanks is in favor of Jones.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-11-14

Creator(s)

Fairbanks, Charles W. (Charles Warren), 1852-1918

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

Typed

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 Charles W. Fairbanks to Theodore Roosevelt. [November 14, 1904]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o47624. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Fairbanks, Charles W. (Charles Warren), 1852-1918. Letter from Charles W. Fairbanks to Theodore Roosevelt. [14 Nov. 1904]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 4, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o47624.

APA:

Fairbanks, Charles W. (Charles Warren), 1852-1918.: , [1904, November 14]. Letter from Charles W. Fairbanks to Theodore Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o47624.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. 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 Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 4, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.

APA:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.