Letter from Emily Selinger to Theodore Roosevelt and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt
Subject(s): Armed Forces--Officers--Death, Burial, Condolence notes, France, Roosevelt, Quentin, 1897-1918
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Emily Seligner writes to the Roosevelts, enclosing a poem, quoting a newspaper article from November 18, 1918, in which Theodore Roosevelt asks France to allow Quentin Roosevelt’s body to remain in France. “Where the tree falls, there let it lie!”
Collection
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Creation Date
1918
Creator(s)
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
1
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
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 Emily Selinger to Theodore Roosevelt and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt. [December 4, 2025]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o276684. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Selinger, Emily, 1848-1927. Letter from Emily Selinger to Theodore Roosevelt and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt. [4 Dec. 2025]. 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/o276684.
APA:
Selinger, Emily, 1848-1927.: , [2025, December 4]. Letter from Emily Selinger to Theodore Roosevelt and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o276684.
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.
