Letter from Paul Morton to President Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad Company, Railroads--Public opinion, Ripley, E. P. (Edward Payson), 1845-

Paul Morton sends President Roosevelt a copy of his reply to E. P. Ripley. Morton thinks there are many people in the country who misunderstand Roosevelt’s position and believes that the oftener Roosevelt repeats it, and the clearer he makes it, the better it will be for everybody.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-01-03

Creator(s)

Morton, Paul, 1857-1911

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 Paul Morton to President Theodore Roosevelt. [January 3, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55146. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Morton, Paul, 1857-1911. Letter from Paul Morton to President Theodore Roosevelt. [3 Jan. 1907]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 29, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55146.

APA:

Morton, Paul, 1857-1911., [1907, January 3]. Letter from Paul Morton to President Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55146.

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 29, 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.