Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Sarah Bancroft Leavitt
Subject(s): Presidents--Election, Presidents--Public opinion, Responsibility
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President Roosevelt is grateful for Sarah Bancroft Leavitt’s letter and feels a deep sense of humility and responsibility given the popular confidence in him.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-11-12
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Leavitt, Sarah Bancroft, 1842-1929
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 Sarah Bancroft Leavitt. [November 12, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o190029. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Sarah Bancroft Leavitt. [12 Nov. 1904]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. May 7, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o190029.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1904, November 12]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Sarah Bancroft Leavitt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o190029.
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. May 7, 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.
