Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Herbert H. D. Peirce

Subject(s): Diplomatic and consular service, American, Norway, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948

Theodore Roosevelt expresses the regret that he and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt felt on learning that Ambassador Peirce would no longer be continuing in the foreign service as Ambassador to Norway. The rumor about Roosevelt visiting Norway “is wholly without foundation.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-05-31

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Peirce, Herbert H. D. (Herbert Henry Davis), 1849-1916

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 Herbert H. D. Peirce. [May 31, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o218045. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Herbert H. D. Peirce. [31 May. 1911]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. April 17, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o218045.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1911, May 31]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Herbert H. D. Peirce.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o218045.

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. April 17, 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.