Letter from Jacob McGavock Dickinson to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Employment references, Judges--Selection and appointment--U.S. states, Tennessee--Memphis

Jacob McGavock Dickinson forwards two letters on behalf of his friend, Caruthers Ewing, to President Roosevelt in support of Ewing’s candidacy for judge in the Western District of Tennessee.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-12-24

Creator(s)

Dickinson, J. M. (Jacob McGavock), 1851-1928

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 Jacob McGavock Dickinson to Theodore Roosevelt. [December 24, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o48198. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Dickinson, J. M. (Jacob McGavock), 1851-1928. Letter from Jacob McGavock Dickinson to Theodore Roosevelt. [24 Dec. 1904]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o48198.

APA:

Dickinson, J. M. (Jacob McGavock), 1851-1928., [1904, December 24]. Letter from Jacob McGavock Dickinson to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o48198.

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. March 5, 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.