Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Catherine O’Leary
Subject(s): Gifts, Motherhood, O'Leary, Catherine, 1838-1909, Quilts, Speeches, addresses, etc.
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President Roosevelt was touched by the quilt that Catherine O’Leary’s mother made for him and sends her two volumes of his speeches to give to her mother. He highlights two speeches that he thinks may be of interest. He remarks that he “could not respect the bravest soldier of the Civil War more than I respect a woman who, being suddenly left a widow, and blind, is yet able to bring up her eight children as your mother brought up hers.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-05-04
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
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 Catherine O’Leary. [May 4, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o195427. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Catherine O’Leary. [4 May. 1906]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o195427.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1906, May 4]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Catherine O’Leary.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o195427.
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.
