Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Richard Watson Gilder

Subject(s): Books and reading, New York (State)--Oyster Bay, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948

President Roosevelt thanks Richard Watson Gilder for sending the Madigan stories from the Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine. The Roosevelt family has been reading them with great enjoyment. Roosevelt also remarks that he enjoyed seeing Gilder’s son at Oyster Bay last summer.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-10-11

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Gilder, Richard Watson, 1844-1909

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 Richard Watson Gilder. [October 11, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o189480. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Richard Watson Gilder. [11 Oct. 1904]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o189480.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1904, October 11]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Richard Watson Gilder.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o189480.

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.