Silas McBee includes a letter from a young Southern lawyer for President Roosevelt. He hopes Roosevelt will appreciate the insight it gives into changes taking place in the American South.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-12-13

Creator(s)

McBee, Silas, 1853-1924

Recipient

Barnes, Benjamin F., 1868-1909

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 Silas McBee to Benjamin F. Barnes. [December 13, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o48024. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

McBee, Silas, 1853-1924. Letter from Silas McBee to Benjamin F. Barnes. [13 Dec. 1904]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o48024.

APA:

McBee, Silas, 1853-1924., [1904, December 13]. Letter from Silas McBee to Benjamin F. Barnes.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o48024.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. 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. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.

APA:

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