Letter from Joseph Buffington to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt

Subject(s): Burial, Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.), Roosevelt, Quentin, 1897-1918, Willard, Daniel, 1861-1942, World War (1914-1918)

Judge Buffington writes to Edith Roosevelt and praises her and Quentin Roosevelt. Buffington encloses magazine clippings about Daniel Willard, president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad visiting Quentin’s grave, and a picture of the gravesite. Envelope included.

Collection

Sagamore Hill National Historic Site

Creation Date

1923-10-03

Creator(s)

Buffington, Joseph, 1855-1947

Recipient

Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948

Period

Theodore Roosevelt and Public Memory (1919-Present)

Repository

Sagamore Hill National Historic Site

Page Count

1

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 Joseph Buffington to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt. [October 3, 1923]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o276786. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Buffington, Joseph, 1855-1947. Letter from Joseph Buffington to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt. [3 Oct. 1923]. 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/o276786.

APA:

Buffington, Joseph, 1855-1947.: , [1923, October 3]. Letter from Joseph Buffington to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o276786.

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.