Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Martha Bulloch Roosevelt
Subject(s): Roosevelt, Leila, Travel, Wedding etiquette, Weddings
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Theodore Roosevelt hopes that Martha Bulloch Roosevelt is enjoying her trip. Roosevelt attended Nelly Dean’s wedding yesterday and made himself so agreeable that an “old lady” gave him a compliment. He made one blunder when some sandwiches fell into the Charlotte russe and he “helped cousin Leila to a fair share of both.”
Collection
Creation Date
1871
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Roosevelt, Martha Bulloch, 1835-1884
Language
English
Period
Youth (October 27, 1858-1881)
Repository
Harvard College Library
Page Count
4
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
Electronic copy sponsored by the Theodore Roosevelt Center at Dickinson State University. For reproduction or publication permission, contact the Theodore Roosevelt Collection, Houghton Library. See the Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library Terms of Use for further copyright information.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Martha Bulloch Roosevelt. [December 18, 1871]. Harvard College Library. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o286329. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Martha Bulloch Roosevelt. [18 Dec. 1871]. Multi-image.
Harvard College Library. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 18, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o286329.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1871, December 18]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Martha Bulloch Roosevelt.
Harvard College Library. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o286329.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Harvard College Library. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Harvard College Library. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 18, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library.
APA:
Harvard College Library. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library.
