Letter from Allan MacNaughton to Theodore Roosevelt
Allan MacNaughton writes President Roosevelt on behalf of his wife, author Myra Kelly, who has been ill and unable to write herself. Kelly wants to assure Roosevelt that she will not be abandoning her Irish roots in her literary writing, and hopes that her next book will be added to Roosevelt’s “Myra Kelly” library. MacNaughton and Kelly have abandoned their plans to return to the United States before Roosevelt’s departure to Africa, as Kelly is not well enough to travel. In a postscript, MacNaughton explains that Kelly has not been “physically strong” since the loss of an infant son two years before.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1909-02-12