Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Alastair Penrose Gordon-Cumming
Subject(s): Etiquette, Lockets, Thank-you notes
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Alastair Penrose Gordon-Cumming’s memorandum “gives the last touch of interest to the locket,” and President Roosevelt thanks him for it, although he feels “almost ashamed” to take it.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-11-27
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Gordon-Cumming, Alastair Penrose, 1853-1913
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 Alastair Penrose Gordon-Cumming. [November 27, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o193258. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Alastair Penrose Gordon-Cumming. [27 Nov. 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/o193258.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1905, November 27]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Alastair Penrose Gordon-Cumming.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o193258.
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.
