Postcard from Quentin Roosevelt to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt

Subject(s): Gifts, Roosevelt, Kermit, 1889-1943, Weddings

Quentin Roosevelt writes from the train to his mother regarding a possible wedding gift for Kermit Roosevelt. He asks if she likes it to buy it and he will pay her back. Letter is dated July 13 with no year mentioned.

Collection

Sagamore Hill National Historic Site

Creation Date

1913-1914

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Quentin, 1897-1918

Recipient

Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948

Language

English

Period

Post-Presidential Years (1913-January 6, 1919)

Repository

Sagamore Hill National Historic Site

Page Count

2

Production Method

Handwritten

Record Type

Multi-image

Resource Type

Postcard

Rights

These images are presented through a cooperative effort between Sagamore Hill National Historic Site – National Park Service and Dickinson State University. See the Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library Terms of Use for further copyright information.

Citation

Cite this Record

Chicago:

Postcard from Quentin Roosevelt to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt. [n.d.]. Sagamore Hill National Historic Site.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o276054. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Quentin, 1897-1918. Postcard from Quentin Roosevelt to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt. [n.d.]. Multi-image.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 22, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o276054.

APA:

Roosevelt, Quentin, 1897-1918., [n.d.]. Postcard from Quentin Roosevelt to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o276054.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/sagamore-hill-national-historic-site. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 22, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/sagamore-hill-national-historic-site.

APA:

Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/sagamore-hill-national-historic-site.