Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ellen A. L. Gray
Subject(s): Derby, Ethel Roosevelt, Etiquette, Funeral service, Gracie, Anna Bulloch, 1833-1893, Pets, Photographs, Rabbits, Roosevelt family, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948, Roosevelt, Kermit, 1889-1943, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1887-1944
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Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt informs Ellen A. L. Gray they have received the photograph of Anna Bulloch Gracie she sent, but her letter to his son, Theodore Roosevelt, was lost, and he asks her to send him another. Roosevelt informs Gray his children are upset over the death of their white rabbit and they have held a funeral for it and buried it at Sagamore Hill.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1897-05-22
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Gray, Ellen A. L. (Ellen Amanda LeValley), 1837-1904
Language
English
Period
Assistant Secretary of the Navy (April 1897-April 1898)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-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 Ellen A. L. Gray. [May 22, 1897]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o158763. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ellen A. L. Gray. [22 May. 1897]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o158763.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1897, May 22]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ellen A. L. Gray.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o158763.
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. March 5, 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.
