Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edward Howe Forbush
Subject(s): New York (State)--Long Island, Shore birds
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President Roosevelt tells Edward Howe Forbush that in his neighborhood on the north shore of Long Island, he has never seen anything but “scattering shore birds.” On the south shore of Long Island, where his uncle lives, Roosevelt says that in the same time period there has been “a great diminution” of shore birds.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-03-27
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Forbush, Edward Howe, 1858-1929
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
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 Edward Howe Forbush. [March 27, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o191446. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edward Howe Forbush. [27 Mar. 1905]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 30, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o191446.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1905, March 27]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edward Howe Forbush.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o191446.
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.