Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ernest Hamlin Abbott
Subject(s): Long, William J. (William Joseph), 1867-1952, Roberts, Charles G. D., Sir, 1860-1943, Seton, Ernest Thompson, 1860-1946, Whitney, Caspar, 1862-1929
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President Roosevelt sends Ernest Hamlin Abbott, and the Abbott family as a whole, an advanced copy of Caspar Whitney’s upcoming article on nature-fakers for The Outing. Roosevelt wants the family to review it, so they understand “not to lend the weight of names . . . to help a noxious impostor.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-08-23
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Publication Date
2021-07-15
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Original Collection
Theodore Roosevelt Papers
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 Ernest Hamlin Abbott. [August 23, 1907?]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o200117. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ernest Hamlin Abbott. [23 Aug. 1907?]. Image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. October 30, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o200117.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.: , [1907, August 23?]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ernest Hamlin Abbott. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o200117.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. 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 Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. October 30, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
