Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Douglas William Freshfield
Subject(s): Brazil, Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.), Doughty-Tichborne, Roger Charles, 1829-1854, Landor, Arnold Henry Savage, 1865-1924, Orton, Arthur, 1834-1898, Travel, Truthfulness and falsehood
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Theodore Roosevelt thanks Douglas William Freshfield for the clippings regarding Arnold Henry Savage Landor. Roosevelt understands how Landor can fool “ignorant outsiders” but finds Landor’s assertions to be reckless and obviously false. He compares Landor to the Tichborne claimant. Some of Roosevelt’s Brazilian companions were familiar with Landor and described him as “self-indulgent and rather lazy.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1914-11-19
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Freshfield, Douglas William, 1845-1934
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 Douglas William Freshfield. [November 19, 1914]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o210696. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Douglas William Freshfield. [19 Nov. 1914]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 27, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o210696.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1914, November 19]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Douglas William Freshfield.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o210696.
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 27, 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.
