Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Richard Wilson Knott
Subject(s): Apologies, Princeton University
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Theodore Roosevelt tells Richard Wilson Knott that he wishes he could attend that banquet that his son, Richard G. Knott mentioned but it is simply an impossibility, as Roosevelt has been forced to decline thousands of invitations over the last year.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1912-01-19
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Knott, Richard Wilson, 1849-1917
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 Richard Wilson Knott. [January 19, 1912]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o223035. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Richard Wilson Knott. [19 Jan. 1912]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. October 1, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o223035.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1912, January 19]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Richard Wilson Knott.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o223035.
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. October 1, 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.
