Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Gonzalo de Quesada
Subject(s): Cuba, Diplomatic etiquette, Estrada Palma, Tomás, 1835-1908, Gifts, Longworth, Alice Roosevelt, 1884-1980, Weddings
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President Roosevelt asks Cuban minister Gonzalo de Quesada to deliver the enclosed note to President Tomás Estrada Palma. He is deeply touched by the wedding gift that the Cuban people sent to his daughter Alice Roosevelt Longworth.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-02-19
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Quesada, Gonzalo de, 1868-1915
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 Gonzalo de Quesada. [February 19, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o194646. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Gonzalo de Quesada. [19 Feb. 1906]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 30, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o194646.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1906, February 19]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Gonzalo de Quesada.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o194646.
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. January 30, 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.