Letter from Benjamin Franklin Stevens to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): American Revolution (1775-1783), Clinton, Henry, Sir, 1730-1795, Cowles, Anna Roosevelt, 1855-1931, Dorchester, Guy Carleton, Baron, 1724-1808, Genealogy, Great Britain. Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts, Howe, William Howe, Viscount, 1729-1814, New York (State)--New York, Robinson, Corinne Roosevelt, 1861-1933, Roosevelt family, Roosevelt, Catherine Kirby, 1738-1760, Roosevelt, James Roosevelt, 1854-1927, Roosevelt, Nicholas, 1715-1769, Roosevelt, Sarah, 1740-1794, Thurman, John, 1730-1809
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Benjamin Franklin Stevens tells Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt that he does not know the date Nicholas Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt’s seventh cousin thrice-removed, died. While researching for Britain’s Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts, Stevens had discovered papers and letters among those of British officers who had served in America during the Revolution. Stevens offers copies of letters relating to a property disputes between Nicholas Roosevelt’s family and that of his brother-in-law and executor, John Thurman. One house in question once belonged to Nicholas Roosevelt, and it survived the Revolutionary War destruction that befell New York City.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1897-10-16
Creator(s)
Stevens, Benjamin Franklin, 1833-1902
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
Assistant Secretary of the Navy (April 1897-April 1898)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Benjamin Franklin Stevens to Theodore Roosevelt. [October 16, 1897]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o25735. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Stevens, Benjamin Franklin, 1833-1902. Letter from Benjamin Franklin Stevens to Theodore Roosevelt. [16 Oct. 1897]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o25735.
APA:
Stevens, Benjamin Franklin, 1833-1902., [1897, October 16]. Letter from Benjamin Franklin Stevens to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o25735.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. 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. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
