Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Avery De Lano Andrews

Subject(s): Etiquette

Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt sends a receipt to Avery De Lano Andrews of the New York Police Commission. He thanks Andrews for his thoughtfulness and regrets not seeing him. Roosevelt is following Andrews’s proceedings with deep interest.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1897-05-01

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Andrews, Avery De Lano, 1864-1959

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

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 Avery De Lano Andrews. [May 1, 1897]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o158583. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Avery De Lano Andrews. [1 May. 1897]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o158583.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1897, May 1]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Avery De Lano Andrews.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o158583.

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 6, 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.