Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James A. Mattison
Subject(s): Battle Mountain Sanitarium (Hot Springs, S.D.), National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Sanatoriums, Spanish-American War (1898), Tuberculosis, United States. Army. Volunteer Cavalry, 1st, Veterans
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Theodore Roosevelt writes to James A. Mattison at the Battle Mountain Sanitorium concerning Dabney S. Royster, who served in Roosevelt’s regiment during the Spanish-American War. Royster is suffering from tuberculosis and Roosevelt is hoping for him to “be given favorable consideration” for admittance to the Sanitorium.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-10-13
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Mattison, James A. (James Acker), 1870-1967
Language
English
Period
(1911-1912) Progressive Party Candidate
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
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 James A. Mattison. [October 13, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o220306. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James A. Mattison. [13 Oct. 1911]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 2, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o220306.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1911, October 13]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James A. Mattison.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o220306.
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. February 2, 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.
