Letter from Samuel Chew to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Corporations--Corrupt practices, Railroads
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Samuel Chew asks Theodore Roosevelt, the champion of citizens’ rights against corporations, for help with his family’s situation. The railroad company plans to develop a line running directly by his family’s estate, where his mother and sickly aunt live. However, the line could easily deviate a quarter of a mile to open country. Chew discusses the railroad company’s questionable business practices and “stock watering.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-01-14
Creator(s)
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)
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:
Letter from Samuel Chew to Theodore Roosevelt. [January 14, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o63410. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Chew, Samuel. Letter from Samuel Chew to Theodore Roosevelt. [14 Jan. 1911]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o63410.
APA:
Chew, Samuel., [1911, January 14]. Letter from Samuel Chew to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o63410.
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. February 6, 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.
