Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Paul-Henri-Benjamin Balluet Estournelles de Constant
Subject(s): Books and reading, Etiquette, Gifts, Sully, Maximilien de Béthune, duc de, 1559-1641
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President Roosevelt has received the biography of Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully, and asks Baron Estournelles de Constant if he and the parliamentary committee could write and sign a document stating in a few lines why they sent him the gift. Roosevelt would like the signed and handwritten paper to be placed in the front of his copy of the book.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-12-06
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Estournelles de Constant, Paul-Henri-Benjamin Balluet, baron d', 1852-1924
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-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 Paul-Henri-Benjamin Balluet Estournelles de Constant. [December 6, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o193346. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Paul-Henri-Benjamin Balluet Estournelles de Constant. [6 Dec. 1905]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 27, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o193346.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1905, December 6]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Paul-Henri-Benjamin Balluet Estournelles de Constant.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o193346.
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 27, 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.
