Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edward J. Edwards
Subject(s): Dinners and dining, Patriotism, Societies
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Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt thanks Edward J. Edwards for the dinner invitation, but he is too busy to attend. Roosevelt appreciates the work of Edwards’s Society of American Wars for upholding the spirit of patriotism beyond just Revolutionary times.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1897-04-22
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Edwards, Edward J. (Edward Junius), 1854-1911
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
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 Theodore Roosevelt to Edward J. Edwards. [April 22, 1897]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o158489. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edward J. Edwards. [22 Apr. 1897]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o158489.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1897, April 22]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edward J. Edwards.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o158489.
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. February 13, 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.
