Letter from Elisha Ely Garrison to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Aldrich, Nelson W. (Nelson Wilmarth), 1841-1915, Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865, Monetary policy, Money, Morawetz, Victor, 1859-1938
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Elisha Ely Garrison opines to Theodore Roosevelt that “no honest man who has the broad interests of the people at heart and who understands the [Senator Nelson W.] Aldrich scheme can be for it.” He explains to how his own opinion differs from that of Victor Morawetz, and how while Morawetz favors control of currency by humans, he advocates for scientific and mathematical control of currency.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-03-04
Creator(s)
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
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 Elisha Ely Garrison to Theodore Roosevelt. [March 4, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o65447. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Garrison, Elisha Ely, 1871-. Letter from Elisha Ely Garrison to Theodore Roosevelt. [4 Mar. 1911]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o65447.
APA:
Garrison, Elisha Ely, 1871-., [1911, March 4]. Letter from Elisha Ely Garrison to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o65447.
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 5, 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.
