Letter from Albert L. Key to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Character, Governmental investigations, Hale, Eugene, 1836-1918, Harris, H. T. B., 1845-1920, McGowan, Samuel, 1870-1934, Sims, William Sowden, 1858-1936, Tillman, Benjamin R. (Benjamin Ryan), 1847-1918, United States. Congress. Senate, United States. Navy Department, United States. Navy Dept., Witnesses
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Albert L. Key wishes to reassure President Roosevelt that he was not disloyal to him during a recent encounter with Senator Benjamin R. Tillman in which Key insisted that William Sowden Sims be given a chance to make a full statement to an investigating committee. While he was visiting Tillman, Pay Inspector Samuel McGowan also visited and, Key later learned, urged Tillman to suppress Sims’s testimony. Key does not trust McGowan’s character, but says that Roosevelt can judge for himself.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-03-06
Creator(s)
Key, Albert L. (Albert Lenoir), 1860-1950
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
4
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 Albert L. Key to Theodore Roosevelt. [March 6, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o58271. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Key, Albert L. (Albert Lenoir), 1860-1950. Letter from Albert L. Key to Theodore Roosevelt. [6 Mar. 1908]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 30, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o58271.
APA:
Key, Albert L. (Albert Lenoir), 1860-1950., [1908, March 6]. Letter from Albert L. Key to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o58271.
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 30, 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.
