Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Hamilton Wright Mabie

Subject(s): Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865, Speeches, addresses, etc.

President Roosevelt is already planning to speak at Abraham Lincoln’s birthplace for his birthday, and thus does not feel that there is anything else he can say that would be worth writing. He assures Hamilton Wright Mabie that The Outlook will receive an advance copy of his speech.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-10-15

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Mabie, Hamilton Wright, 1846-1916

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 Hamilton Wright Mabie. [October 15, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o204579. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Hamilton Wright Mabie. [15 Oct. 1908]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 9, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o204579.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1908, October 15]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Hamilton Wright Mabie.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o204579.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. 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. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 9, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.

APA:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.