Letter from Pinckney Marcius-Simons to Grover Cleveland

Subject(s): Art--Collectors and collecting, Art, American, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Pinckney Marcius-Simons writes President Cleveland to thank him for purchasing one of his paintings; the artist comments on the nature of his art as uniquely American, and mentions that Theodore Roosevelt also purchased one of his paintings.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1894-03-08

Creator(s)

Marcius-Simons, Pinckney, 1867-1909

Recipient

Cleveland, Grover, 1837-1908

Language

English

Period

Civil Service Commissioner (1889-April 1895)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

6

Production Method

Handwritten

Record Type

Multi-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 Pinckney Marcius-Simons to Grover Cleveland. [March 8, 1894]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o25612. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Marcius-Simons, Pinckney, 1867-1909. Letter from Pinckney Marcius-Simons to Grover Cleveland. [8 Mar. 1894]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o25612.

APA:

Marcius-Simons, Pinckney, 1867-1909., [1894, March 8]. Letter from Pinckney Marcius-Simons to Grover Cleveland.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o25612.

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 12, 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.