Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to B. James Ramage
Subject(s): Etiquette, Feature writing, Frontier and pioneer life, Historiography, Periodicals, Sevier, John, 1745-1815, Tennessee
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Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt was pleased with Ramage’s reference to his view of pioneers and Indians in his article “Tennessee’s Place in History.” He appreciates Ramage’s understanding of his perspective on writing “the facts exactly as they are” to both pay tribute to frontiersmen and recognize their involvement in “gross brutality.” The recent protests against Roosevelt’s comments on John Sevier illustrate that some people will always be “unable to differentiate between hysterics and history.” He commends the Sewanee Review.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1897-04-29
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Ramage, B. James (Burr James), 1858-1914
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 B. James Ramage. [April 29, 1897]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o158567. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to B. James Ramage. [29 Apr. 1897]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 16, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o158567.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1897, April 29]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to B. James Ramage.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o158567.
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. January 16, 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.
