Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles Lang Freer and Philip H. McMillan
Subject(s): Clubs, Entertaining, Etiquette, Newberry, Truman Handy, 1864-1945
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President Roosevelt thanks Charles L. Freer and Philip H. McMillan for the invitation to join the Yondotega Club, which he received through Secretary of the Navy Truman Handy Newberry. Roosevelt praises the Yondotega Club as the best club in America, and would be pleased to take advantage of its hospitality sometime after he returns from Africa.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1909-01-02
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Freer, Charles Lang, 1854-1919; McMillan, Philip H. (Philip Hamilton), 1872-1919
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 Charles Lang Freer and Philip H. McMillan. [January 2, 1909]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o205981. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles Lang Freer and Philip H. McMillan. [2 Jan. 1909]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 12, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o205981.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1909, January 2]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles Lang Freer and Philip H. McMillan.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o205981.
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. December 12, 2025. 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.
