Letter from Nathaniel T. McGrane to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Etiquette, Reading, Trade regulation, Travers, Francis C., 1849-1905

Nathaniel T. McGrane tells Theodore Roosevelt that they both were friends with Francis C. Travers, who taught McGrane to admire Roosevelt. McGrane praises Roosevelt’s reform work and asks him to read his work “Weights & Measures.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-07-17

Creator(s)

McGrane, Nathaniel T., 1860-1925

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 Nathaniel T. McGrane to Theodore Roosevelt. [July 17, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o69279. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

McGrane, Nathaniel T., 1860-1925. Letter from Nathaniel T. McGrane to Theodore Roosevelt. [17 Jul. 1911]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 16, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o69279.

APA:

McGrane, Nathaniel T., 1860-1925., [1911, July 17]. Letter from Nathaniel T. McGrane to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o69279.

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 16, 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.