Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles E. Magoon

Subject(s): Cuba, Melero, Aurelio, 1870-1929, Presidents--Portraits, Sargent, John Singer, 1856-1925

President Roosevelt is pleased that the committee in Cuba hung a reproduction of John Singer Sargent’s portrait of him. He is especially glad that Aurelio Melero, a Cuban artist, is the one who made it. He asks Provisional Governor of Cuba Magoon to thank them on his behalf.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-10-29

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Magoon, Charles E. (Charles Edward), 1861-1920

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 Charles E. Magoon. [October 29, 1908]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o204803. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles E. Magoon. [29 Oct. 1908]. Image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. November 26, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o204803.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.: , [1908, October 29]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles E. Magoon. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o204803.

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. November 26, 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.