Envelope sent from unknown with contents of Quentin Roosevelt’s airplane

Subject(s): Air warfare, Airplanes, Armed Forces--Officers--Death, Roosevelt, Quentin, 1897-1918, World War (1914-1918)

This is an envelope with contents of Quentin Roosevelt’s airplane – the cloth (not enclosed) appeared to be bloodstained and had stained the envelope as well.

Collection

Sagamore Hill National Historic Site

Creation Date

1918

Creator(s)

Unknown

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

Envelope

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:

Envelope sent from unknown with contents of Quentin Roosevelt’s airplane. [December 4, 2025]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o276625. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Unknown. Envelope sent from unknown with contents of Quentin Roosevelt’s airplane. [4 Dec. 2025]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 4, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o276625.

APA:

Unknown.: , [2025, December 4]. Envelope sent from unknown with contents of Quentin Roosevelt’s airplane. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o276625.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. 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. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 4, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/sagamore-hill-national-historic-site.

APA:

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