Copy of letter from Edward Kent to Elihu Root
Subject(s): Arizona, China--Shanghai, Health, Judges--Selection and appointment, Kent, Abigail Ann Rockwood, 1829-1927, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, United States. Court for China
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Justice Kent tells Secretary of State Root that although he had hoped to remain in Arizona and play a role as it becomes a state, he understands that the work in China is more important and that he has a duty to accept the appointment to the Court for China in Shanghai. However, he lists several “grave reasons” that he should not accept. First, he is overseeing an important case on water use in Arizona that would need to be concluded before he left. More importantly, Kent believes that his health would suffer if he went to Shanghai. He is responsible for the care of his elderly mother, and worries that if he accepts the appointment his health would decline and he would be no longer be able to support her.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-11-18
Creator(s)
Recipient
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
5
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:
Copy of letter from Edward Kent to Elihu Root. [November 18, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o59537. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Kent, Edward, 1862-1916. Copy of letter from Edward Kent to Elihu Root. [18 Nov. 1908]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. May 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o59537.
APA:
Kent, Edward, 1862-1916., [1908, November 18]. Copy of letter from Edward Kent to Elihu Root.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o59537.
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. May 15, 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.
