Elbert F. Baldwin forwards President Roosevelt the text of a note from Charles Evans Hughes, in which Hughes declines the vice-presidential nomination for the Taft ticket. Baldwin is going over to Secretary of War Taft’s house to show him the message in person.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-06-19

Creator(s)

Baldwin, Elbert F. (Elbert Francis), 1857-

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

Handwritten

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 Elbert F. Baldwin to Theodore Roosevelt. [June 19, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o58737. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Baldwin, Elbert F. (Elbert Francis), 1857-. Letter from Elbert F. Baldwin to Theodore Roosevelt. [19 Jun. 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/o58737.

APA:

Baldwin, Elbert F. (Elbert Francis), 1857-., [1908, June 19]. Letter from Elbert F. Baldwin to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o58737.

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.