Letter from Frank Basil Tracy to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Advertising, Doe, Perley B., 1868-1922, Truthfulness and falsehood, Whitney, Henry Melville, 1839-1923

Frank Basil Tracy informs Theodore Roosevelt that he has found limited information on Perley B. Doe and no substance to his claim that The New England Gas and Coke Company was fake. Tracy states that the Boston Evening Transcript does not use advertising columns to attack people like other papers do.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-05-12

Creator(s)

Tracy, Frank Basil, 1866-1912

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 Frank Basil Tracy to Theodore Roosevelt. [May 12, 1911]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o67677. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Tracy, Frank Basil, 1866-1912. Letter from Frank Basil Tracy to Theodore Roosevelt. [12 May. 1911]. Image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 2, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o67677.

APA:

Tracy, Frank Basil, 1866-1912.: , [1911, May 12]. Letter from Frank Basil Tracy to Theodore Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o67677.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. 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 Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 2, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.

APA:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.