Letter from Ambler M. Blackford to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt

Subject(s): Abbott, Lyman, 1835-1922, Armed Forces--Officers--Death, Condolence notes, Roosevelt, Quentin, 1897-1918

Reverend Blackford writes to Edith Roosevelt and praises Dr. Lyman Abbott’s article in the Outlook entitled, “Transfigured Youth.” He expresses sympathy on the death of Quentin Roosevelt and recalls memories of Quentin as a boy.

Collection

Sagamore Hill National Historic Site

Creation Date

1918-08-25

Creator(s)

Blackford, Ambler M. (Ambler Mason), 1888-1942

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

Typed

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 Ambler M. Blackford to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt. [August 25, 1918]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o276668. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Blackford, Ambler M. (Ambler Mason), 1888-1942. Letter from Ambler M. Blackford to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt. [25 Aug. 1918]. 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/o276668.

APA:

Blackford, Ambler M. (Ambler Mason), 1888-1942.: , [1918, August 25]. Letter from Ambler M. Blackford to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o276668.

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.