Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Merrill Edwards Gates
Subject(s): Books and reading, Riis, Jacob A. (Jacob August), 1849-1914, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948, Thank-you notes
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President Roosevelt thanks Merrill Edwards Gates for the book, which he will give to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt, and for the introduction about Jacob A. Riis.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-04-13
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Gates, Merrill Edwards, 1848-1922
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 Merrill Edwards Gates. [April 13, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o187905. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Merrill Edwards Gates. [13 Apr. 1904]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 23, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o187905.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1904, April 13]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Merrill Edwards Gates.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o187905.
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.