Letter from Mrs. A. B. Thompson to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Inventions--Patents, Medals, Panama--Panama Canal, Steam shovels

Mrs. A. B. Thompson asks Theodore Roosevelt if Charles J. Thompson was given the Gold Medal for his work on the Panama Canal. She also asks if the government bought the patent rights to the Thompson Steam Shovel.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-10-09

Creator(s)

Thompson, A. B., Mrs.

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Period

(1911-1912) Progressive Party Candidate

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

1

Production Method

Handwritten

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 Mrs. A. B. Thompson to Theodore Roosevelt. [October 9, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o71136. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Thompson, A. B., Mrs.. Letter from Mrs. A. B. Thompson to Theodore Roosevelt. [9 Oct. 1911]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o71136.

APA:

Thompson, A. B., Mrs.., [1911, October 9]. Letter from Mrs. A. B. Thompson to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o71136.

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.