Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Hilda Francesetti di Malgrà

Subject(s): Century Company, Death, Francesetti, Ugo, conte di Malgrà, 1877-1902, Publishers and publishing, Translations

President Roosevelt is sorry to hear of the death of Countess Francesetti’s brother. Roosevelt gives Francesetti permission to translate The Strenuous Life and instructs her to discuss terms with the Century Company of New York.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-10-12

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Francesetti, Hilda, contessa di Malgrà, 1872-1955

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 Theodore Roosevelt to Hilda Francesetti di Malgrà. [October 12, 1903]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o186174. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Hilda Francesetti di Malgrà. [12 Oct. 1903]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o186174.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1903, October 12]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Hilda Francesetti di Malgrà.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o186174.

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.