Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Wallace Phillips
Subject(s): Authors, American--Correspondence, Books and reading, King, Isabella Greenway, 1886-1953, New York (State)--Long Island, North Dakota, Photographs, Ranch life, Selmes, Martha (Patty) Macomb Flandrau, 1861-1923, Short stories, Thank-you notes
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President Roosevelt thanks Henry Wallace Phillips for the volume of short stories. Roosevelt tells Phillips that except for his family life, there was nothing he enjoyed more than ranch life and “nothing ever did me more good.” He also tells him that Patty Selmes and her daughter are now in New York.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-09-03
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Phillips, Henry Wallace, 1869-1930
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 Henry Wallace Phillips. [September 3, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o189081. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Wallace Phillips. [3 Sep. 1904]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 30, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o189081.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1904, September 3]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Wallace Phillips.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o189081.
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.