Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Hugh Smith Thompson
Subject(s): Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924, New York (State)--New York, Procter, John Robert, 1844-1903, Riis, Jacob A. (Jacob August), 1849-1914
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Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt regrets not seeing Hugh Smith Thompson. He believes Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, Jacob A. Riis, and John Robert Procter share Thompson’s “pedestal.” Roosevelt feels he did all he could in New York City.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1897-04-20
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Thompson, Hugh Smith, 1836-1904
Language
English
Period
Assistant Secretary of the Navy (April 1897-April 1898)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
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 Theodore Roosevelt to Hugh Smith Thompson. [April 20, 1897]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o158471. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Hugh Smith Thompson. [20 Apr. 1897]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 30, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o158471.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1897, April 20]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Hugh Smith Thompson.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o158471.
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.
