Letter from Ben Daniels to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Alcoholism and crime, Arizona--Nogales, Confession stories, Firearms and crime, Mescal

Ben Daniels informs President Roosevelt about an incident that took place in 1899 in a saloon in Nogales, Arizona, that got Daniels arrested.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-04-26

Creator(s)

Daniels, Ben, 1852-1923

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

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 Ben Daniels to Theodore Roosevelt. [April 26, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o49176. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Daniels, Ben, 1852-1923. Letter from Ben Daniels to Theodore Roosevelt. [26 Apr. 1905]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 27, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o49176.

APA:

Daniels, Ben, 1852-1923., [1905, April 26]. Letter from Ben Daniels to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o49176.

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 27, 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.