Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Lydia Wood Van Dyke Payne

Subject(s): Payne, Henry C. (Henry Clay), 1843-1904, Rest, Well-being

President Roosevelt asks Lydia Wood Van Dyke Payne, wife of Postmaster General Henry C. Payne, how her husband is doing and expresses his hope that they both get some rest.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-03-18

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Payne, Lydia Wood Van Dyke, 1840-1915

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 Lydia Wood Van Dyke Payne. [March 18, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o187720. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Lydia Wood Van Dyke Payne. [18 Mar. 1904]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 23, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o187720.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1904, March 18]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Lydia Wood Van Dyke Payne.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o187720.

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 23, 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.