Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Clara Louise Stone Hay
Subject(s): Care of the sick, Hay, John, 1838-1905, Loomis, Francis B. (Francis Butler), 1861-1948, Penfield, William Lawrence, 1846-1909, Rest, United States. Department of State, United States. Dept. of State, Washington (D.C.)
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President Roosevelt tells Clara Louise Stone Hay that Secretary of State John Hay needs to rest this summer. Roosevelt promises to “handle the whole business of the State Department” himself during the summer. The president will use William Lawrence Penfield as his assistant when First Assistant Secretary of State Francis B. Loomis is away.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-06-12
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Hay, Clara Louise Stone, 1849-1914
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 Clara Louise Stone Hay. [June 12, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o191899. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Clara Louise Stone Hay. [12 Jun. 1905]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 19, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o191899.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1905, June 12]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Clara Louise Stone Hay.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o191899.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. 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. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 19, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
