Letter from Holt W. Bradford to Theodore Roosevelt

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

Lieutenant Bradford writes to Theodore Roosevelt that he is his “hero,” and that he knew Quentin Roosevelt as a fellow trainee and pilot. He writes that he has “often seen his grave…it is very pretty now.”

Collection

Sagamore Hill National Historic Site

Creation Date

1918-12-09

Creator(s)

Bradford, Holt W.

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Period

Post-Presidential Years (1913-January 6, 1919)

Repository

Sagamore Hill National Historic Site

Page Count

4

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 Holt W. Bradford to Theodore Roosevelt. [December 9, 1918]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o276693. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Bradford, Holt W.. Letter from Holt W. Bradford to Theodore Roosevelt. [9 Dec. 1918]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 1, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o276693.

APA:

Bradford, Holt W..: , [1918, December 9]. Letter from Holt W. Bradford to Theodore Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o276693.

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 1, 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.