Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Lucinda Ireland Sorrel Elliott

Subject(s): Cousins, Dinners and dining, Elliott, John S. (John Stuart), 1859-1913, Elliott, Matilda Moxley, 1860-1910, Families, Family

Theodore Roosevelt is glad Matilda Moxley Elliott enjoyed herself, but he regrets he cannot tell his aunt, Lucinda Ireland Sorrel Elliott, what she wishes to know about her son, John S. Elliott. Roosevelt recently dined with him in New York, but he knows nothing of his current affairs or whereabouts.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1897-05-24

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Elliott, Lucinda Ireland Sorrel, 1829-1903

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 Lucinda Ireland Sorrel Elliott. [May 24, 1897]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o158777. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Lucinda Ireland Sorrel Elliott. [24 May. 1897]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 30, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o158777.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1897, May 24]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Lucinda Ireland Sorrel Elliott.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o158777.

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 30, 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.