Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to A. Howard Hopping
Subject(s): Courtesy, Etiquette, Horsemanship, Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924
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President Roosevelt thanks A. Howard Hopping for his courtesy and tells him the full story referred to by Hazard. Roosevelt, Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, and Roosevelt’s orderly encountered a teenage girl on their horseback ride. Roosevelt did not think it proper that the girl was following three strange men alone close to dark, so he insisted that she take a different path from them.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1909-02-13
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Hopping, A. Howard (Andrew Howard), 1852-1926
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-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 A. Howard Hopping. [February 13, 1909]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o206580. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to A. Howard Hopping. [13 Feb. 1909]. Multi-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/o206580.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.: , [1909, February 13]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to A. Howard Hopping. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o206580.
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.
