Letter from Ellen Merrill Wetherbee to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Hawley, Joseph R. (Joseph Roswell), 1826-1905, Meetings, Merrill, Selah, 1837-1909, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1887-1944, Scheduling
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Ellen Merrill Wetherbee implores Theodore Roosevelt to visit with her briefly to discuss the Chinese Exclusion Act. Wetherbee assures Roosevelt she is not a “crank.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-03-30
Creator(s)
Wetherbee, Ellen Merrill, 1839-1926
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
3
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 Ellen Merrill Wetherbee to Theodore Roosevelt. [March 30, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o66328. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Wetherbee, Ellen Merrill, 1839-1926. Letter from Ellen Merrill Wetherbee to Theodore Roosevelt. [30 Mar. 1911]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o66328.
APA:
Wetherbee, Ellen Merrill, 1839-1926., [1911, March 30]. Letter from Ellen Merrill Wetherbee to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o66328.
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 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.
