Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frederick Palmer
Subject(s): American Civil War (1861-1865), Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889, Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872, Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865, New York (State)--Plattsburgh Barracks, Roosevelt family, Seward, William H. (William Henry), 1801-1872, Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924, Wood, Leonard, 1860-1927
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Theodore Roosevelt tells Frederick Palmer that he is “sick at heart about Wilson and therefore the American people.” He compares the current situation to what might have happened during the Civil War if Abraham Lincoln had been too proud to fight, but he believes that even then, someone would have roused the northerners in the end. Roosevelt believes he has done everything he can to rouse the American people, and he informs Palmer that he has the beginnings of a Division already planned.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1915-08-28
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
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 Frederick Palmer. [August 28, 1915]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o212751. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frederick Palmer. [28 Aug. 1915]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 12, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o212751.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1915, August 28]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frederick Palmer.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o212751.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. 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. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 12, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
