Letter from Casper S. Butcher to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Insurance, Life, Insurance, Life--Plans, Life insurance, Mitchell, John, 1870-1919

Casper S. Butcher encloses a co-operative life insurance plan that will benefit employees and wage earners without burdening employers. It will provide support beyond covering burial costs to provide for dependents and workers who are too old to continue employment. Butcher intends to produce literature to convince workers that the plan is beneficial to them.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-02-06

Creator(s)

Butcher, Casper S., 1871-1911

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Period

Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

1

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

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 Casper S. Butcher to Theodore Roosevelt. [February 6, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o64376. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Butcher, Casper S., 1871-1911. Letter from Casper S. Butcher to Theodore Roosevelt. [6 Feb. 1911]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o64376.

APA:

Butcher, Casper S., 1871-1911., [1911, February 6]. Letter from Casper S. Butcher to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o64376.

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 13, 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.