Letter from Mary Louise Brown to Theodore Roosevelt and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt

Subject(s): Condolence notes, Roosevelt, Quentin, 1897-1918

Mary Louise Brown writes to the Roosevelts to express her sympathies for the loss of their son, Quentin Roosevelt, in combat during World War I. She shares excerpts from a letter a friend received from someone who served with Quentin in France.

Collection

Sagamore Hill National Historic Site

Creation Date

1918-07-23

Creator(s)

Brown, Mary Louise

Recipient

Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948; Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Period

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

Repository

Sagamore Hill National Historic Site

Page Count

5

Production Method

Handwritten

Record Type

Multi-image

Resource Type

Letter

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:

Letter from Mary Louise Brown to Theodore Roosevelt and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt. [July 23, 1918]. Sagamore Hill National Historic Site.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o276381. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Brown, Mary Louise. Letter from Mary Louise Brown to Theodore Roosevelt and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt. [23 Jul. 1918]. Multi-image.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o276381.

APA:

Brown, Mary Louise., [1918, July 23]. Letter from Mary Louise Brown to Theodore Roosevelt and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o276381.

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. March 5, 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.