Letter from M. F. Morris to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): District of Columbia. Court of Appeals, Resignation from office

M. F. Morris had hoped to tender his resignation from the position of Associate Justice of the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia earlier, but the business of the court postponed it. Morris’ resignation will take effect on the last day of this month. Morris is unhappy with the successor that President Roosevelt plans to appoint.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-06-24

Creator(s)

Morris, M. F. (Martin Ferdinand), 1834-1909

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

3

Production Method

Handwritten

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 M. F. Morris to Theodore Roosevelt. [June 24, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o49694. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Morris, M. F. (Martin Ferdinand), 1834-1909. Letter from M. F. Morris to Theodore Roosevelt. [24 Jun. 1905]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o49694.

APA:

Morris, M. F. (Martin Ferdinand), 1834-1909., [1905, June 24]. Letter from M. F. Morris to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o49694.

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. January 15, 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.