Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Wingate Sewall
Subject(s): Bereavement, Hospitality, Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865, Maine, Presidents--Conduct of life, Presidents--Influence, Roosevelt, Kermit, 1889-1943, Sewall, David A., 1825-1906
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President Roosevelt regrets that his son, Kermit Roosevelt, will not be able to come visit William Wingate Sewall in Maine, and wishes that he could come up himself with all his family. He is glad Sewall approves of what he has been doing as president, and remarks that he has tried to be the representative of the “plain people,” just like his hero Abraham Lincoln. Roosevelt was sorry to hear about the death of Sewall’s brother, David A. Sewall.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-06-13
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Sewall, William Wingate, 1845-1930
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
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 Wingate Sewall. [June 13, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o195776. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Wingate Sewall. [13 Jun. 1906]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o195776.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1906, June 13]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Wingate Sewall.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o195776.
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.
