Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Endicott Peabody

Subject(s): Boys, Dunne, Finley P., Dunne, Finley Peter, 1867-1936, Groton School, Illinois--Chicago, Schools

President Roosevelt informs Endicott Peabody that Finley Peter Dunne plans to put his fifteen month old son, Finley P. Dunne, on the list for Groton School. Roosevelt hopes Peabody will give them a special advantage because they are “Chicago people” and therefore westerners, even though Dunne is currently living in New York. The president supports Peabody’s desire for Groton to be “the representative school of the country.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-12-10

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Peabody, Endicott, 1857-1944

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 Endicott Peabody. [December 10, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o190399. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Endicott Peabody. [10 Dec. 1904]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o190399.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1904, December 10]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Endicott Peabody.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o190399.

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. February 6, 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.