Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Cabot Lodge and Anna Cabot Mills Davis Lodge
Subject(s): Adventure travel, Authorship, Bigelow, William Sturgis, 1850-1926, Books and reading, Churchill, Winston, 1871-1947, Constitutional amendments, Corporations--Taxation, Eliot, Charles William, 1834-1926, Harte, Bret, 1836-1902, Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr., 1841-1935, Kenya--Mount Kenya Region, Loeb, William, 1866-1937, Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882, Meyer, George von Lengerke, 1858-1918, Moody, William H. (William Henry), 1853-1917, Roosevelt family, Roosevelt, Kermit, 1889-1943, Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616, Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930, Tariff--Law and legislation, Twain, Mark, 1835-1910
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Theodore Roosevelt writes to Henry Cabot Lodge and his wife, Nannie, in pencil, because he is far out in the African wilderness. Roosevelt discusses Lodge’s response to the tariff question and shares his own thoughts on the constitutional amendment about the income tax. Roosevelt agrees with William Loeb and Lodge on the mayoralty issue. On his trip, Roosevelt has gained a passion for William Shakespeare’s plays, news that will be of interest to Nannie. Roosevelt shares the highlights of his big game hunting in Africa, as well as other books he has been reading.
Collection
Massachusetts Historical Society
Creation Date
1909-09-10
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924; Lodge, Anna Cabot Mills Davis, 1851-1915
Language
English
Period
African Safari (March 1909-1910)
Repository
Massachusetts Historical Society
Page Count
8
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Cabot Lodge and Anna Cabot Mills Davis Lodge. [September 10, 1909]. Massachusetts Historical Society.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o293156. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Cabot Lodge and Anna Cabot Mills Davis Lodge. [10 Sep. 1909]. Multi-image.
Massachusetts Historical Society. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 19, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o293156.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1909, September 10]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Cabot Lodge and Anna Cabot Mills Davis Lodge.
Massachusetts Historical Society. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o293156.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Massachusetts Historical Society. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/massachusetts-historical-society. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Massachusetts Historical Society. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 19, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/massachusetts-historical-society.
APA:
Massachusetts Historical Society. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/massachusetts-historical-society.
