Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Milliken Parker

Subject(s): Friendship, Louisiana--New Orleans, Mayflower (Yacht), Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948, Travel

President Roosevelt thanks John Milliken Parker for the note. All the arrangements for Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt’s trip have been made already, but she would like to see Parker when the Mayflower reaches New Orleans. Roosevelt wishes he was coming along on the trip.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-03-21

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Parker, John Milliken, 1863-1939

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 Milliken Parker. [March 21, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o202060. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Milliken Parker. [21 Mar. 1908]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 23, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o202060.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1908, March 21]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Milliken Parker.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o202060.

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. January 23, 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.