Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Rachel Sherman Thorndike
Subject(s): Duke, Basil W. (Basil Wilson), 1862-1940, Duke, Basil Wilson, 1838-1916, Duvall, William Penn, 1847-1920, Lee, Fitzhugh, 1875-1954, Morgan, John Hunt, 1825-1864, Public opinion, Sherman, Thomas Ewing, 1856-1933, Southern States, Wheeler, Joseph, 1836-1906, Wheeler, Joseph, 1872-1938
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President Roosevelt agrees with Rachel Sherman Thorndike that “in dealing with the South one must often exercise patience and forbearance to a degree which I should not dream of extending to the North.” If some sons of former Confederate generals made a trip through Indiana and Ohio along the path of a raid that took place during the Civil War, Roosevelt believes no one would pay any attention to them, but the trip of Father Thomas Ewing Sherman, a son of William Tecumseh Sherman, through Georgia is causing an uproar. Roosevelt believes General William Penn Duvall let the information get out in the wrong shape, and that the trouble could have been avoided.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-05-03
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Thorndike, Rachel Sherman, 1861-1919
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Rachel Sherman Thorndike. [May 3, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o195420. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Rachel Sherman Thorndike. [3 May. 1906]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 30, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o195420.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1906, May 3]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Rachel Sherman Thorndike.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o195420.
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.