Letter from Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to Arthur Hamilton Lee

Subject(s): Friendship--Correspondence, Libel and slander, New York (State)--Syracuse

Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary apologizes for Roosevelt’s inability to respond to correspondence due to his attendance at the libel trial in Syracuse. The secretary does not feel that Roosevelt could write anything about future political actions.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1915-05-07

Creator(s)

Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt

Recipient

Lee of Fareham, Viscount (Arthur Hamilton Lee), 1868-1947

Language

English

Period

Post-Presidential Years (1913-January 6, 1919)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

1

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Image

Resource Type

Letter

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 Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to Arthur Hamilton Lee. [May 7, 1915]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o212275. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt. Letter from Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to Arthur Hamilton Lee. [7 May. 1915]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 30, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o212275.

APA:

Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt., [1915, May 7]. Letter from Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to Arthur Hamilton Lee.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o212275.

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.