Letter from John Edward Charles O’Sullivan Addicks to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.), Delaware, Elections, Elwood, Robert Arthur, 1873-1949, Lynching, Preaching
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John Edward Addicks describes to President Roosevelt the behavior of a minister, Robert Arthur Elwood, whose inflammatory rhetoric has led to a lynching, for which he was censored by his presbytery. Addicks says that Elwood, in opposing Addicks’s bid for office, claims to speak for Roosevelt, and he hopes Roosevelt will make a statement disavowing such interference in a local election.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-12-05
Creator(s)
Addicks, John Edward Charles O’Sullivan, 1841-1919
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
3
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 John Edward Charles O’Sullivan Addicks to Theodore Roosevelt. [December 5, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o47882. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Addicks, John Edward Charles O’Sullivan, 1841-1919. Letter from John Edward Charles O’Sullivan Addicks to Theodore Roosevelt. [5 Dec. 1904]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. June 4, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o47882.
APA:
Addicks, John Edward Charles O’Sullivan, 1841-1919., [1904, December 5]. Letter from John Edward Charles O’Sullivan Addicks to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o47882.
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. June 4, 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.
