Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Sherrard Billings
Subject(s): Groton School, Harvard College (1780- ), Roosevelt, Kermit, 1889-1943, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1887-1944, Tutors and tutoring, Universities and colleges--Admission, Youth--Education (Higher)
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President Roosevelt thanks Sherrard Billings for his letter and would be sorry to feel that they had lost any moral influence. Ted Roosevelt will not be returning to Groton School but will take a tutor and attempt to enter Harvard College when he is eighteen. Roosevelt would prefer for Ted to stay at Groton but has accepted his decision. Kermit Roosevelt will be returning to Groton.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-09-02
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
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 Sherrard Billings. [September 2, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o189067. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Sherrard Billings. [2 Sep. 1904]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o189067.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1904, September 2]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Sherrard Billings.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o189067.
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.
