Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Truro Bray

Subject(s): Care of the sick, Confidential communications, Morris, Gouverneur, 1752-1816, Paine, Thomas, 1737-1809, Urination

Theodore Roosevelt writes a private letter to Henry Truro Bray advising Bray. Roosevelt recounts a visit Gouvenier Morris made to Thomas Paine, when Paine was ill and refusing to get out of bed.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1916-02-04

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Bray, Henry Truro, 1846-1922

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 Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Truro Bray. [February 4, 1916]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o212382. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Truro Bray. [4 Feb. 1916]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o212382.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1916, February 4]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Truro Bray.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o212382.

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. March 6, 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.