Letter from John Watkins to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt

Subject(s): Air pilots, Military--Training, Condolence notes, Roosevelt, Quentin, 1897-1918, World War (1914-1918)

John Watkins writes to Edith Roosevelt about trial flying with Quentin Roosevelt at Mineola and France. He expresses sorrow at Quentin Roosevelt’s death. Pen notations by sender of letter. Envelope included.

Collection

Sagamore Hill National Historic Site

Creation Date

1922-12-21

Creator(s)

Watkins, John

Recipient

Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948

Language

English

Period

Theodore Roosevelt and Public Memory (1919-Present)

Repository

Sagamore Hill National Historic Site

Page Count

2

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 John Watkins to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt. [December 21, 1922]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o276782. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Watkins, John. Letter from John Watkins to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt. [21 Dec. 1922]. 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/o276782.

APA:

Watkins, John.: , [1922, December 21]. Letter from John Watkins to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o276782.

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.