Letter from Charles Henry Brent to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt
Subject(s): Armed Forces--Officers--Death, Roosevelt, Archibald B. (Archibald Bulloch), 1894-1979, Roosevelt, Quentin, 1897-1918, World War (1914-1918)
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Chaplain Brent writes to Edith Roosevelt to comfort her over the loss of her son, Quentin Roosevelt. He talks of his memories of Quentin and his belief that he died for a higher cause. He also talks about seeing her other son, Archibald Roosevelt in a hospital recently. He also sends an excerpt from a poem.
Collection
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Creation Date
1918-07-18
Creator(s)
Brent, Charles Henry, 1862-1929
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
5
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Charles Henry Brent to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt. [July 18, 1918]. Sagamore Hill National Historic Site.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o276336. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Brent, Charles Henry, 1862-1929. Letter from Charles Henry Brent to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt. [18 Jul. 1918]. Multi-image.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 29, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o276336.
APA:
Brent, Charles Henry, 1862-1929., [1918, July 18]. Letter from Charles Henry Brent 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/o276336.
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 29, 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.