Robert Erskine Ely received the invitation from Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary for Count Albert Apponyi to stay at Oyster Bay on February 9. Apponyi has a previous engagement that night but is available on February 10 or 14. Ely asks Roosevelt to reply to the invitations to either preside at the Carnegie Hall meeting or speak at the dinner honoring Apponyi.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-01-20

Creator(s)

Ely, Robert Erskine, 1861-

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Period

Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)

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 Robert Erskine Ely to Theodore Roosevelt. [January 20, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o215192. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Ely, Robert Erskine, 1861-. Letter from Robert Erskine Ely to Theodore Roosevelt. [20 Jan. 1911]. 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/o215192.

APA:

Ely, Robert Erskine, 1861-., [1911, January 20]. Letter from Robert Erskine Ely to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o215192.

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.