Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Bainbridge Chapin
Subject(s): Condolence notes, Shaw, Grace Rathbone, 1859-1911, Shaw, Henry Russell, 1859-1904
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President Roosevelt was shocked and saddened to receive news that one of his Harvard classmates, Henry Russell Shaw, has died. Roosevelt is grateful to Henry Bainbridge Chapin for notifying him and asks that he pass along a condolence letter to Shaw’s wife.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-09-07
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Chapin, Henry Bainbridge, 1857-1910
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 Henry Bainbridge Chapin. [September 7, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o189098. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Bainbridge Chapin. [7 Sep. 1904]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 19, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o189098.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1904, September 7]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Bainbridge Chapin.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o189098.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. 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. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 19, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
