Letter from John Jay to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Jay, Eleanor Field, 1819-1909, Loans, Louis Philippe, King of the French, 1773-1850, Morris, Gouverneur, 1752-1816, Revolution (France : 1789-1799)
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John Jay responds to an inquiry from Theodore Roosevelt, who was writing his biography of Gouverneur Morris, regarding a loan that Morris made to Louis Philippe, later King Louis Philippe I of France, son of Phillipe Egalité, the former Duke of Orléans.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1887-09-08
Creator(s)
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
Author and Family Man (1887-1888)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
4
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-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 John Jay to Theodore Roosevelt. [September 8, 1887]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o25537. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Jay, John, 1817-1894. Letter from John Jay to Theodore Roosevelt. [8 Sep. 1887]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 4, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o25537.
APA:
Jay, John, 1817-1894.: , [1887, September 8]. Letter from John Jay to Theodore Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o25537.
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. December 4, 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.
