Letter from Newton J. Norman to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Associations, institutions, etc.--Charitable contributions, Cemeteries, Community churches, Georgia--Liberty County, Letters
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Newton J. Norman thanks President Roosevelt for his contribution to the preservation of the old Midway Church and its cemetery in Liberty County, Georgia. Norman shares that Declaration of Independence signer Lyman Hall had been a member of the church, and that an ancestor of Roosevelt’s, General Daniel Stewart, had also been a member and was in fact buried in the cemetery.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-03-23
Creator(s)
Norman, Newton J. (Newton Jones), 1855-1929
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
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 Newton J. Norman to Theodore Roosevelt. [March 23, 1905]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o49017. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Norman, Newton J. (Newton Jones), 1855-1929. Letter from Newton J. Norman to Theodore Roosevelt. [23 Mar. 1905]. Image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. November 25, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o49017.
APA:
Norman, Newton J. (Newton Jones), 1855-1929.: , [1905, March 23]. Letter from Newton J. Norman to Theodore Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o49017.
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. November 25, 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.
