Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ruth Moore Lee
Subject(s): Authors, American--Books and reading, Europe, Friendship--Correspondence, Lee of Fareham, Viscount (Arthur Hamilton Lee), 1868-1947, Military campaigns--Participation, British, Military spouses, Sympathy, World War (1914-1918)
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Theodore Roosevelt asks Ruth Moore Lee to send his enclosed letter and Metropolitan Magazine to her husband, Arthur Hamilton Lee. Roosevelt expresses his admiration and sympathy for what she is going through and states that he and his boys will go to war if needed and his wife and daughters will endure as Lee has.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1915-03-16
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Lee of Fareham, Viscountess (Ruth Moore Lee), 1891-1941
Language
English
Period
Post-Presidential Years (1913-January 6, 1919)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
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 Ruth Moore Lee. [March 16, 1915]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o212041. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ruth Moore Lee. [16 Mar. 1915]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 30, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o212041.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1915, March 16]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ruth Moore Lee.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o212041.
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 30, 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.