Letter from William Sowden Sims to William Loeb

Subject(s): Confidential communications, Letters, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

William Sowden Sims encloses a confidential letter for President Roosevelt and asks William Loeb to deliver it unopened due to its sensitive nature.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-09-01

Creator(s)

Sims, William Sowden, 1858-1936

Recipient

Loeb, William, 1866-1937

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

2

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 William Sowden Sims to William Loeb. [September 1, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o51137. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Sims, William Sowden, 1858-1936. Letter from William Sowden Sims to William Loeb. [1 Sep. 1905]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. April 16, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o51137.

APA:

Sims, William Sowden, 1858-1936., [1905, September 1]. Letter from William Sowden Sims to William Loeb.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o51137.

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. April 16, 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.