Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to J. Paul Hunter

Subject(s): Feature writing, Sevier, John, 1745-1815, Thank-you notes

Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt thanks J. Paul Hunter for remembering him and will look through the list of questions and names he has sent. Roosevelt comments on the negative responses from a few “foolish people” on his writing about John Sevier.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1897-05-21

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Hunter, J. Paul (Jean Paul), 1869-1926

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 J. Paul Hunter. [May 21, 1897]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o158745. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to J. Paul Hunter. [21 May. 1897]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 20, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o158745.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1897, May 21]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to J. Paul Hunter.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o158745.

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 20, 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.