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Letter from Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to J. Huyler Ellison

Letter from Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to J. Huyler Ellison

On behalf of Theodore Roosevelt, his secretary thanks J. Huyler Ellison for his letter and says there is no truth to the report Ellison mentions. Roosevelt thanks Ellison for the invitation to join his new lodge, but declines to join right now.

Comments and Context

In his letter to Roosevelt, Ellison says he heard Roosevelt is interested in joining a Freemason Lodge on Long Island. Roosevelt says this is not true.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division