Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Richard R. Quay
Subject(s): Confidential communications, Letters, Penrose, Boies, 1860-1921, Press and politics
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Theodore Roosevelt denies making statements describing Richard R. Quay as a coward for showing Senator Boies Penrose a personal letter Roosevelt sent to Quay. Penrose was shown the letter and challenged Roosevelt to publish it. Roosevelt regrets that Penrose saw the letter but is willing to have it published. He claims to have done no wrong to Quay but to have been wronged when Quay referred publicly to a private letter.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1914-11-09
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Quay, Richard R. (Richard Robert), 1863-1936
Language
English
Period
Post-Presidential Years (1913-January 6, 1919)
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 Richard R. Quay. [November 9, 1914]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o210609. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Richard R. Quay. [9 Nov. 1914]. Multi-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/o210609.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1914, November 9]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Richard R. Quay.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o210609.
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.
