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Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937

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Letter from Edith Wharton to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Edith Wharton to Theodore Roosevelt

Minnie Jones has fought so hard and so successfully for Edith Wharton’s war charities, and Wharton thanks Theodore Roosevelt for supporting the charities on her own and Minnie’s behalf. Roosevelt’s gift of $500 will be devoted to the convalescent home for refugee women and children. Wharton saw Ted Roosevelt in Paris, France, and he looked well. She wishes the Roosevelts could have seen the great outpouring of sympathy in France after the death of Quentin Roosevelt.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1918-09-02

Letter from Edith Wharton to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Edith Wharton to Theodore Roosevelt

Edith Wharton thanks Theodore Roosevelt for the book and for his work during these “unbelievable days.” Ethel Roosevelt Derby has been helping raise funds for the refugee hostels and is doing good work. Wharton has just returned from the front where she was trying to get information on the state of the ambulances. She was surprised that she was able to acquire the necessary permit and witnessed some fighting during the battle of Vauquois from a distance of five miles. Wharton witnessed many “moving and sad and thrilling things.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1915-03-15