Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Sarah Bancroft Leavitt
Subject(s): Death, Gracie, James King, 1840-1903, Procter, John Robert, 1844-1903, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1831-1878
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President Roosevelt was pleased by Sarah Bancroft Leavitt’s letter and touched by her personal memory of his father. Roosevelt has been distressed by the recent death of John Procter and of his uncle, James King Gracie.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-12-15
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Leavitt, Sarah Bancroft, 1842-1929
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
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 Sarah Bancroft Leavitt. [December 15, 1903]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o186729. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Sarah Bancroft Leavitt. [15 Dec. 1903]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 30, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o186729.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1903, December 15]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Sarah Bancroft Leavitt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o186729.
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.