Letter from P. Busquet to Emily V. Hammond

Subject(s): Légion d'honneur (France), Roosevelt, Quentin, 1897-1918, World War (1914-1918)

P. Busquet sends, through officials of American Legion, the Cross of the Legion of Honor. Busquet’s son Lucien was a friend of Quentin Roosevelt. He requests that the cross be placed between photographs of Quentin and Lucien. Letter in French. Translation included.

Collection

Sagamore Hill National Historic Site

Creation Date

1927-09

Creator(s)

Busquet, P.

Recipient

Hammond, Emily V. (Emily Vanderbilt Sloane), 1874-1970

Language

English

Period

Theodore Roosevelt and Public Memory (1919-Present)

Repository

Sagamore Hill National Historic Site

Page Count

3

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 P. Busquet to Emily V. Hammond. [September 1, 1927]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o276808. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Busquet, P.. Letter from P. Busquet to Emily V. Hammond. [1 Sep. 1927]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o276808.

APA:

Busquet, P..: , [1927, September 1]. Letter from P. Busquet to Emily V. Hammond. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o276808.

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 11, 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.