Letter from Hamilton Coolidge to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt

Subject(s): Armed Forces--Officers--Death, Condolence notes, Roosevelt, Quentin, 1897-1918

Hamilton Coolidge writes to Edith Roosevelt that the loss of Quentin Roosevelt is “incomprehensible”, recalls memories of Quentin, and speaks of Quentin’s fearlessness against the Germans.

Collection

Sagamore Hill National Historic Site

Creation Date

1918-07-30

Creator(s)

Coolidge, Hamilton, 1895-1918

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

7

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 Hamilton Coolidge to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt. [July 30, 1918]. Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o276610. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Coolidge, Hamilton, 1895-1918. Letter from Hamilton Coolidge to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt. [30 Jul. 1918]. Multi-image.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o276610.

APA:

Coolidge, Hamilton, 1895-1918., [1918, July 30]. Letter from Hamilton Coolidge to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o276610.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

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

MLA:

Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/sagamore-hill-national-historic-site.

APA:

Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/sagamore-hill-national-historic-site.