Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Frederick John North

Subject(s): Athletics, Etiquette, Families, Family, Friendship, Longworth, Nicholas, 1869-1931

President Roosevelt is grateful that William Frederick John North remembered him and his family, and asks if his wife still rides to the hounds. He asks after North’s children and tells him that his future son-in-law, Nicholas Longworth, was on the Harvard rowing crew.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-01-13

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

North, William Frederick John, Baron, 1860-1938

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 William Frederick John North. [January 13, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o193932. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Frederick John North. [13 Jan. 1906]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o193932.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1906, January 13]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Frederick John North.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o193932.

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 5, 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.