Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Wilmer

Subject(s): Falls (Accidents), Letters, Relaxation, Sullivan, Marie McMechen Buchanan, 1879-1940, Sullivan, Mark, 1874-1952

Theodore Roosevelt told Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt about Joseph Wilmer’s letter the previous day, when she was feeling better. She had a relapse today but is getting better, and has asked their friends Mark Sullivan and his wife Marie Sullivan to spend some time at the Pine Knot cottage for much-needed relaxation.


Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-10-09

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Wilmer, Joseph, 1848-1912

Language

English

Period

(1911-1912) Progressive Party Candidate

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 Joseph Wilmer. [October 9, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o220204. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Wilmer. [9 Oct. 1911]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 23, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o220204.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1911, October 9]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Wilmer.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o220204.

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 23, 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.