Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt
Subject(s): Horsemanship, Hunting guns, Merrifield, Arthur William, 1855-1929, Presidents--Family relationships, Roosevelt family, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948, Washington (D.C.)--White House Gardens
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President Roosevelt thanks his son Kermit Roosevelt for suggesting to write Arthur William Merrifield, who has had a recent accident. Roosevelt asks Kermit about the whereabouts of his guns, and is pleased to have time to walk the White House Gardens with Edith Kermit Carrow Roosevelt, and occasionally ride their horses.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-10-09
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
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 Kermit Roosevelt. [October 9, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o196801. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt. [9 Oct. 1906]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o196801.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1906, October 9]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o196801.
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.
