Letter from John M. Taylor to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Books and reading, Cherokee Indians, Indians of North America, Sequoyah, 1770?-1843
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Cherokee Indian and attorney John M. Taylor sends President Roosevelt a silver spoon that pictures Sequoyah, the statesman who invented the Cherokee alphabet. Taylor has read Winning of the West and feels that Roosevelt has given a correct history of the North American Indian.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-12-22
Creator(s)
Taylor, John M. (John Manchester), 1858-1934
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 John M. Taylor to Theodore Roosevelt. [December 22, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55062. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Taylor, John M. (John Manchester), 1858-1934. Letter from John M. Taylor to Theodore Roosevelt. [22 Dec. 1906]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 8, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55062.
APA:
Taylor, John M. (John Manchester), 1858-1934., [1906, December 22]. Letter from John M. Taylor to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55062.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. 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. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 8, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
