Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry I. Butterfield

Subject(s): Brooches, Butterfield, Frederick William Louis, 1858-1943, Etiquette, Gifts, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1831-1878

President Roosevelt thanks Henry I. Butterfield for the cravat pin, and is touched that Butterfield, a friend of his father, remembered him.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-04-18

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Butterfield, Henry I. (Henry Isaac), 1819-1910

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 Henry I. Butterfield. [April 18, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o195239. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry I. Butterfield. [18 Apr. 1906]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 12, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o195239.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1906, April 18]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry I. Butterfield.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o195239.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. 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. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 12, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.

APA:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.