Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to F. M. Sprague
Subject(s): Belgium, Books and reading, Prefaces, World War (1914-1918)
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Theodore Roosevelt approves of F. M. Sprague’s manuscript so “heartily” that he would like to write a short preface for it. Roosevelt suggests one correction, stating that the United States should have intervened for Belgium in the war even if the Hague Convention had not demanded it.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1915-08-16
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Sprague, F. M. (Franklin Monroe), 1841-1926
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 F. M. Sprague. [August 16, 1915]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o212666. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to F. M. Sprague. [16 Aug. 1915]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. May 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o212666.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1915, August 16]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to F. M. Sprague.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o212666.
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. May 15, 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.
