Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William A. Magee
Subject(s): Derby, Ethel Roosevelt, Invitation cards, Parades, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948, Roosevelt, Nicholas J., 1767-1854, Steamboats
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Theodore Roosevelt declines William A. Magee’s invitation to attend a celebration parade on behalf of himself, Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt, and Ethel Roosevelt. Roosevelt is sorry not to be able to attend the parade in which a replica of the first steamboat built will appear, “as it was one of my name [Nicholas J. Roosevelt] who built the first steamboat.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-07-28
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Language
English
Period
Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William A. Magee. [July 28, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o219082. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William A. Magee. [28 Jul. 1911]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 9, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o219082.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1911, July 28]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William A. Magee.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o219082.
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. January 9, 2026. 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.
