Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frances Monroe Robinson

Subject(s): Claims, Letters, Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924

Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt informs Frances Monroe Robinson that he has shown both her letter and Mrs. Lock’s letter to Senator Lodge. Lodge will attempt to get the claim they request through again, but both he and Roosevelt are doubtful it will happen due to the suspicious nature of the claims.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1897-05-17

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Robinson, Frances Monroe, 1824-1906

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 Frances Monroe Robinson. [May 17, 1897]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o158707. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frances Monroe Robinson. [17 May. 1897]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 23, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o158707.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1897, May 17]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frances Monroe Robinson.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o158707.

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 23, 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.