Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Ward
Subject(s): Diplomatic etiquette, Gifts, Maori (New Zealand people)--Material culture, New Zealand, Sperry, Charles S. (Charles Stillman), 1847-1911, Thank-you notes, United States. Navy. Atlantic Fleet. Battleship Force, Ward, Theresa Dorothea, 1866-1927
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President Roosevelt extends thanks to Prime Minister Ward of New Zealand for a book of New Zealand landscapes and for a Maori cloak gifted by his wife, Theresa Dorothea Ward, on behalf of the Arawa tribe. Additionally, speaking for the United States, Roosevelt thanks Ward and the people of New Zealand for welcoming the Great White Fleet.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1909-02-26
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
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 Joseph Ward. [February 26, 1909]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o206849. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Ward. [26 Feb. 1909]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 17, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o206849.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1909, February 26]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Ward.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o206849.
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. February 17, 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.
