Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Rachel Sherman Thorndike
Subject(s): Presidents--Election, Race, Thank-you notes
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President Roosevelt thanks Rachel Sherman Thorndike for writing to him. He says, “The white man is very ‘uncertain,'” and he will only feel “confident of the result” after the votes have been counted.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-10-22
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Thorndike, Rachel Sherman, 1861-1919
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 Rachel Sherman Thorndike. [October 22, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o189631. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Rachel Sherman Thorndike. [22 Oct. 1904]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 30, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o189631.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1904, October 22]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Rachel Sherman Thorndike.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o189631.
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.