Letter from John Allison to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Interstate commerce--Law and legislation, Olney, Richard, 1835-1917, Stenographers, Typewriters

A document John Allison sent to President Roosevelt earlier contained a typographical omission which materially changed the meaning of a statement he made. Allison explains the error and encloses a new copy of the document.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-10-11

Creator(s)

Allison, John, 1845-1920

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

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 John Allison to Theodore Roosevelt. [October 11, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o51552. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Allison, John, 1845-1920. Letter from John Allison to Theodore Roosevelt. [11 Oct. 1905]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. April 16, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o51552.

APA:

Allison, John, 1845-1920., [1905, October 11]. Letter from John Allison to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o51552.

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.