Telegram from Theodore Roosevelt to Newton C. Blanchard

Subject(s): Etiquette, Mayflower (Yacht), Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948

President Roosevelt thanks Governor Blanchard for the courtesy, but says that Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt has had to refuse offers of entertainment as she is just taking a family trip. The Roosevelts would like to see the Blanchards on board the Mayflower.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-03-25

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Blanchard, Newton C. (Newton Crain), 1849-1922

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

Telegram

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:

Telegram from Theodore Roosevelt to Newton C. Blanchard. [March 25, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o202092. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Telegram from Theodore Roosevelt to Newton C. Blanchard. [25 Mar. 1908]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 16, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o202092.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1908, March 25]. Telegram from Theodore Roosevelt to Newton C. Blanchard.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o202092.

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 16, 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.