Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert S. Vessey

Subject(s): Anniversaries, South Dakota--Yankton, Travel, United States--Dakota Territory

Theodore Roosevelt expresses to Governor Vessey his wish that he could come to Yankton in June to attend the celebrations marking the Fiftieth Anniversary of the opening of the Dakota Territory, but it is not possible for him to do so. Roosevelt regrets being unable to come and visit his friends there.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-05-03

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Vessey, Robert S. (Robert Scadden), 1858-1929

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 Theodore Roosevelt to Robert S. Vessey. [May 3, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o217451. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert S. Vessey. [3 May. 1911]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 30, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o217451.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1911, May 3]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert S. Vessey.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o217451.

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.