Letter from Matthew Hale to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Bass, Robert P. (Robert Perkins), 1873-1960, Bird, Charles Sumner, 1855-1927, Crothers, Samuel McChord, 1857-1927, Hart, Albert Bushnell, 1854-1943, La Follette, Robert M. (Robert Marion), 1855-1925, Massachusetts, Pinchot, Gifford, 1865-1946, Political candidates, Progressivism (United States politics), Record, George L. (George Lawrence), 1859-1933, Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ), Telegraph
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Matthew Hale asks Theodore Roosevelt to telegraph Governor Robert P. Bass, requesting him to speak at the public meeting of the progressive republicans of Massachusetts. Bass’s support is essential for the meeting’s success. Gifford Pinchot and Samuel McChord Crothers are also speaking at the meeting. Hale assures Roosevelt the movement is not tied to a particular candidate, especially not Senator Robert M. La Follette.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-12-10
Creator(s)
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
5
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Matthew Hale to Theodore Roosevelt. [December 10, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o73390. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Hale, Matthew, 1882-1925. Letter from Matthew Hale to Theodore Roosevelt. [10 Dec. 1911]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o73390.
APA:
Hale, Matthew, 1882-1925., [1911, December 10]. Letter from Matthew Hale to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o73390.
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.
