Letter from Albert W. Kolle to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Fraud, Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885, Patents, Projectiles

Albert W. Kolle believes that he was defrauded out of patent money for a bomb shell invention and requests Theodore Roosevelt’s help to resolve the matter.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-07-18

Creator(s)

Kolle, Albert W., 1829-1912

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 Albert W. Kolle to Theodore Roosevelt. [July 18, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o69300. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Kolle, Albert W., 1829-1912. Letter from Albert W. Kolle to Theodore Roosevelt. [18 Jul. 1911]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 16, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o69300.

APA:

Kolle, Albert W., 1829-1912., [1911, July 18]. Letter from Albert W. Kolle to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o69300.

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.