Letter from Archibald Gracie to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Bereavement, Children--Death, Elevators--Accidents, France--Paris, Gracie, Constance Elise Schack, 1851-1937, Gracie, Constance Julie, 1891-1903, Gracie, James King, 1840-1903, Satterlee, Henry Yates, 1843-1908
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Archibald Gracie thanks President Roosevelt for the kind words of sympathy he sent following the accidental death of Gracie’s daughter, Constance Julie Gracie. He has been shown great kindness by almost every American presently in Paris. Gracie laments the loss of his daughter, and recounts the high hopes he had for her. The type of accident that killed her would not have happened in the United States, he believes.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-09-20
Creator(s)
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
4
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
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:
Letter from Archibald Gracie to Theodore Roosevelt. [September 20, 1903]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o156410. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Gracie, Archibald, 1858-1912. Letter from Archibald Gracie to Theodore Roosevelt. [20 Sep. 1903]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 30, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o156410.
APA:
Gracie, Archibald, 1858-1912., [1903, September 20]. Letter from Archibald Gracie to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o156410.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
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 Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 30, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
