Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William J. Prendergast and Annie Catherine Burns Walsh Prendergast

Subject(s): Connolly, James B. (James Brendan), 1868-1957, Etiquette, Letters, Republic (Steamship), Shipwreck survival, Survival after airplane accidents, shipwrecks, etc.

President Roosevelt thanks William J. Prendergast and his wife Annie Catherine Burns Walsh Prendergast for the information about James B. Connolly. He will make their letters public immediately.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-01-31

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Prendergast, William J. (William John), 1857-1922; Prendergast, Annie Catherine Burns Walsh, 1878-1958

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 William J. Prendergast and Annie Catherine Burns Walsh Prendergast. [January 31, 1909]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o206389. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William J. Prendergast and Annie Catherine Burns Walsh Prendergast. [31 Jan. 1909]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 23, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o206389.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1909, January 31]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William J. Prendergast and Annie Catherine Burns Walsh Prendergast.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o206389.

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 23, 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.