Letter from Daniel W. Jones to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Arizona--Theodore Roosevelt Dam, California--Selma, Land settlement, Roads--Design and construction

Daniel W. Jones shares with Theodore Roosevelt how he was among the first to settle the area around the Theodore Roosevelt Dam. Jones now lives in California, and he describes how he builds roads with the machine he invented and only eight horses.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-03-31

Creator(s)

Jones, Daniel W., 1862- 1936

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Period

Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

3

Production Method

Handwritten

Record Type

Multi-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 Daniel W. Jones to Theodore Roosevelt. [March 31, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o66342. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Jones, Daniel W., 1862- 1936. Letter from Daniel W. Jones to Theodore Roosevelt. [31 Mar. 1911]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o66342.

APA:

Jones, Daniel W., 1862- 1936., [1911, March 31]. Letter from Daniel W. Jones to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o66342.

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.