Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Croswell Doane
Subject(s): Accidents, Condolence notes, Death, Parsons, Frances Theodora, 1861-1952, Parsons, James Russell, 1861-1905
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President Roosevelt writes to Bishop Doane to express his shock at the death of James Russell Parsons, and express his sympathies to Parsons’s wife. Parsons, United States Consul General to Mexico, was killed in a streetcar accident in Mexico City the week prior.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-12-13
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Doane, William Croswell, 1832-1913
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 William Croswell Doane. [December 13, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o193402. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Croswell Doane. [13 Dec. 1905]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. May 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o193402.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1905, December 13]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Croswell Doane.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o193402.
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. May 15, 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.
