Telegram from Theodore Roosevelt and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt to William Austin Wadsworth

Subject(s): Birth announcements, Etiquette, Wadsworth, Elizabeth Greene Perkins, 1869-1943, Wadsworth, William P. (Willam Perkins), 1906-1982

President Roosevelt and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt send “heartiest congratulations” to William Austin Wadsworth and his wife Elizabeth Greene Perkins Wadsworth upon the birth of their son William P. Wadsworth.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-17

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919; Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948

Recipient

Wadsworth, William Austin, 1847-1918

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

Telegram

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:

Telegram from Theodore Roosevelt and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt to William Austin Wadsworth. [September 17, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o196555. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919; Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948. Telegram from Theodore Roosevelt and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt to William Austin Wadsworth. [17 Sep. 1906]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 30, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o196555.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919; Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948., [1906, September 17]. Telegram from Theodore Roosevelt and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt to William Austin Wadsworth.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o196555.

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 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.