Letter from Newton H. Parkes to Robert M. Patterson

Subject(s): African Americans--Legal status, laws, etc., Lee, Charles H., -1936, Railroads

Newton H. Parkes follows up on his previous letter to Robert M. Patterson to say that he asked several people, and while the conductor of the train had orders to carry Charles H. Lee, Lee never appeared.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-03-11

Creator(s)

Parkes, Newton H., 1870-1955

Recipient

Patterson, Robert M. (Robert Maskell), 1851-1936

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 Newton H. Parkes to Robert M. Patterson. [March 11, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o58315. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Parkes, Newton H., 1870-1955. Letter from Newton H. Parkes to Robert M. Patterson. [11 Mar. 1908]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o58315.

APA:

Parkes, Newton H., 1870-1955., [1908, March 11]. Letter from Newton H. Parkes to Robert M. Patterson.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o58315.

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. March 12, 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.