Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John George Alexander Leishman

Subject(s): Architects, Architecture, Turkish, Trowbridge, Samuel B. P. (Samuel Breck Parkman), 1862-1925

President Roosevelt asks Ambassador to Turkey Leishman to allow prominent New York architect Samuel B. P. Trowbridge to view the “Turkish decorations in the palaces.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-10-09

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Leishman, John George Alexander, 1857-1924

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 John George Alexander Leishman. [October 9, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o196795. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John George Alexander Leishman. [9 Oct. 1906]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o196795.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1906, October 9]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John George Alexander Leishman.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o196795.

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. February 6, 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.