Letter from George B. Cortelyou to Presley Marion Rixey

Subject(s): Entertaining--Planning, Fireworks, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948, Washington (D.C.)--Mall, The

On behalf of Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt, George B. Cortelyou sends Navy Surgeon General Presley Marion Rixey tickets for the upcoming firework display. He asks that Rixey give directions to his coachman to use the west entrance to the grounds.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-10-10

Creator(s)

Cortelyou, George B. (George Bruce), 1862-1940

Recipient

Rixey, Presley Marion, 1852-1928

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)

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 George B. Cortelyou to Presley Marion Rixey. [October 10, 1902]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o183242. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Cortelyou, George B. (George Bruce), 1862-1940. Letter from George B. Cortelyou to Presley Marion Rixey. [10 Oct. 1902]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o183242.

APA:

Cortelyou, George B. (George Bruce), 1862-1940., [1902, October 10]. Letter from George B. Cortelyou to Presley Marion Rixey.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o183242.

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 13, 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.