Letter from Melville Davisson Post to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Books and reading, Etiquette, Fiction
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Melville Davisson Post received the note President Roosevelt wrote praising his stories, and is honored by the compliments. Post’s goal in these stories is to point out the weak places in the law but also to encourage readers to have faith in “an ultimate justice behind the moving of events.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-01-25
Creator(s)
Post, Melville Davisson, 1871-1930
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
Record Type
Multi-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 Melville Davisson Post to Theodore Roosevelt. [January 25, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o58013. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Post, Melville Davisson, 1871-1930. Letter from Melville Davisson Post to Theodore Roosevelt. [25 Jan. 1908]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 19, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o58013.
APA:
Post, Melville Davisson, 1871-1930., [1908, January 25]. Letter from Melville Davisson Post to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o58013.
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. December 19, 2025. 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.
