Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to David Banks Sickels

Subject(s): Cortelyou, George B. (George Bruce), 1862-1940, Letters, Luncheons, Meetings, Vacations

President Roosevelt is trying his best to take a vacation and has to “fight for every spare hour.” When he is back in Washington, D.C., he would like to take lunch with David Banks Sickels. George B. Cortelyou will also want to see Sickels.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-08-23

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Sickels, David Banks, 1837-1918

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 David Banks Sickels. [August 23, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o188977. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to David Banks Sickels. [23 Aug. 1904]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o188977.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1904, August 23]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to David Banks Sickels.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o188977.

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 5, 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.