Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James Russell Parsons
Subject(s): Apologies, Etiquette, Parsons, Frances Theodora, 1861-1952, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948
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Thanks to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt, President Roosevelt realized he never acknowledged Consul General to Mexico Parsons and Frances Theodora Parsons’s congratulations. The president received so many it was hard to keep track of them.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-01-03
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Parsons, James Russell, 1861-1905
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 James Russell Parsons. [January 3, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o190655. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James Russell Parsons. [3 Jan. 1905]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o190655.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1905, January 3]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James Russell Parsons.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o190655.
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.
