Letter from Mrs. L. B. Lair to Theodore Roosevelt and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt
Subject(s): Armed Forces--Officers--Death, Condolence notes, Roosevelt, Quentin, 1897-1918
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Mrs. L. B. Lair writes to the Roosevelts to express her sympathy on the death of Quentin Roosevelt. Quentin’s death is announced at camp meeting, and some remembered Quentin “as a little laddies in the streets of Washington.”
Collection
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Creation Date
1918-11-19
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
3
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-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 Mrs. L. B. Lair to Theodore Roosevelt and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt. [November 19, 1918]. Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o276685. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Lair, L. B., Mrs.. Letter from Mrs. L. B. Lair to Theodore Roosevelt and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt. [19 Nov. 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/o276685.
APA:
Lair, L. B., Mrs.., [1918, November 19]. Letter from Mrs. L. B. Lair to Theodore Roosevelt and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o276685.
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.
