Letter from S. B. M. Young to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Etiquette

S. M. B. Young briefly updates Theodore Roosevelt on Wood of the Brownsville Court of Inquiry, and Governor Young of the soldier’s home. He reports the “boiling of our political cauldron is gradually working for the betterment” in business and politics.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-04-21

Creator(s)

Young, S. B. M. (Samuel Baldwin Marks), 1840-1924

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Period

Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

2

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 S. B. M. Young to Theodore Roosevelt. [April 21, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o67027. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Young, S. B. M. (Samuel Baldwin Marks), 1840-1924. Letter from S. B. M. Young to Theodore Roosevelt. [21 Apr. 1911]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 30, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o67027.

APA:

Young, S. B. M. (Samuel Baldwin Marks), 1840-1924., [1911, April 21]. Letter from S. B. M. Young to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o67027.

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. January 30, 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.