Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Emma Maleen Hardy Slade
Subject(s): Etiquette, New York (State)--New York--Castle Clinton
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President Roosevelt wishes he could attend the ceremony that Emma Maleen Hardy Slade wrote to him about, which will celebrate the the centennial of the building of the West Battery in New York City, but he cannot leave Washington, D.C., while Congress is in session.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-03-24
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Slade, Emma Maleen Hardy, 1847-1925
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
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 Emma Maleen Hardy Slade. [March 24, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o202090. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Emma Maleen Hardy Slade. [24 Mar. 1908]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. July 31, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o202090.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1908, March 24]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Emma Maleen Hardy Slade.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o202090.
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. July 31, 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.
