Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Hamlin Garland

Subject(s): Adams, Brooks, 1848-1927, Dinners and dining, Entertaining, Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924

Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt informs Hamlin Garland that he lives with Senator Henry Cabot Lodge. He invites Garland to dinner at the Lodge’s the following Monday and lunch with him and Lodge’s brother-in-law, Brooks Adams. Garland and Adams both support free silver.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1897-04-30

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Garland, Hamlin, 1860-1940

Language

English

Period

Assistant Secretary of the Navy (April 1897-April 1898)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

1

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Multi-image

Resource Type

Letter

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 Hamlin Garland. [April 30, 1897]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o158571. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Hamlin Garland. [30 Apr. 1897]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 8, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o158571.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1897, April 30]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Hamlin Garland.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o158571.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. 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. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 8, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.

APA:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.