Theodore Roosevelt’s Receipt from the Metropolitan Club Restaurant

Receipt from a meal at the Metropolitan Club Restaurant in which Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt ordered two pork chops, two orders of potatoes, four orders of strawberries, two glasses of milk, and one beer.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1898-04-16

Creator(s)

Metropolitan Club Restaurant

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Publication Date

2019-08-08

Language

English

Period

Assistant Secretary of the Navy (April 1897-April 1898)

Original Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Papers

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

2

Production Method

Handwritten

Record Type

Multi-image

Resource Type

Receipt

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:

Theodore Roosevelt’s Receipt from the Metropolitan Club Restaurant. [April 16, 1898?]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o25592. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Metropolitan Club Restaurant. Theodore Roosevelt’s Receipt from the Metropolitan Club Restaurant. [16 Apr. 1898?]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. October 29, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o25592.

APA:

Metropolitan Club Restaurant.: , [1898, April 16?]. Theodore Roosevelt’s Receipt from the Metropolitan Club Restaurant. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o25592.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. 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 Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. October 29, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.

APA:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.