Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Matilda Ridout Edgar
Subject(s): Aberdeen and Temair, Ishbel Gordon, Marchioness of, 1857-1939, Aberdeen and Temair, John Campbell Hamilton-Gordon, Marquess of, 1847-1934, Entertaining, Etiquette, Ontario--Ottawa
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Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt thanks Matilda Ridout Edgar for the invitation. He would like to visit Ottawa, Ontario, but his work makes it impossible.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1897-04-23
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Edgar, Matilda Ridout, Lady, 1844-1910
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 Matilda Ridout Edgar. [April 23, 1897]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o158501. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Matilda Ridout Edgar. [23 Apr. 1897]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o158501.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1897, April 23]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Matilda Ridout Edgar.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o158501.
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 5, 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.
