Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Elizabeth Johnston Evans Johnston

Subject(s): Etiquette, Johnston, Gordon, 1874-1934, Letters, McCoy, Frank Ross, 1874-1954

President Roosevelt thanks Elizabeth Johnston Evans Johnston for her letter, which included a quotation from her son Gordon’s letter. Gordon is a former Rough Rider, and Roosevelt hears about him “in the highest terms” from his superiors.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-01-03

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Johnston, Elizabeth Johnston Evans, 1851-1934

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

1

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Image

Resource Type

Letter

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 Elizabeth Johnston Evans Johnston. [January 3, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o193720. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Elizabeth Johnston Evans Johnston. [3 Jan. 1906]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o193720.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1906, January 3]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Elizabeth Johnston Evans Johnston.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o193720.

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. March 13, 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.