Letter from Houghton, Mifflin and Company to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Authors and publishers, Benton, Thomas Hart, 1782-1858, Books and reading, Morris, Gouverneur, 1752-1816, Selling--Books
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Houghton, Mifflin and Company received Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt’s prefaces to his books Thomas H. Benton and Gouverneur Morris: The Study of His Life and Work and inform him that as of January 1, 1898, the first book has sold 6,338 copies and the second, 5,385 copies.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1898-04-07
Creator(s)
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
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 Houghton, Mifflin and Company to Theodore Roosevelt. [April 7, 1898]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o25802. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Houghton, Mifflin and Company. Letter from Houghton, Mifflin and Company to Theodore Roosevelt. [7 Apr. 1898]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o25802.
APA:
Houghton, Mifflin and Company., [1898, April 7]. Letter from Houghton, Mifflin and Company to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o25802.
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 5, 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.
