Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edwin C. Pomeroy

Subject(s): Grief, Sympathy, Trees

Theodore Roosevelt sends Edwin C. Pomeroy and Alice M. Pomeroy his deepest sympathy even though he knows “how useless outside words are” in “such overwhelming grief” (their daughter recently died in an accident). He thanks Pomeroy for the walnut trees.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-11-13

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Pomeroy, Edwin C. (Edwin Cooper), 1877-1948

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 Edwin C. Pomeroy. [November 13, 1911]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o220991. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edwin C. Pomeroy. [13 Nov. 1911]. Image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. November 26, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o220991.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.: , [1911, November 13]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edwin C. Pomeroy. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o220991.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. 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 Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. November 26, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.

APA:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.