Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt

Subject(s): Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821, Roosevelt, Alice Lee, 1861-1884

Theodore Roosevelt writes to his sister Anna Roosevelt about his recent trip to Paris with his wife Alice on their honeymoon. The Roosevelts enjoyed the tomb of Napoleon, Cluny, and dress buying. Alice got sick crossing the Channel and they are buying presents for people back home.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1881-09-05

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Cowles, Anna Roosevelt, 1855-1931

Publication Date

2011-11-10

Language

English

Period

Youth (October 27, 1858-1881)

Original Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Collection

Repository

Harvard College Library

Page Count

4

Production Method

Handwritten

Record Type

Multi-image

Resource Type

Letter

Rights

Electronic copy sponsored by the Theodore Roosevelt Center at Dickinson State University. For reproduction or publication permission, contact the Theodore Roosevelt Collection, Houghton Library. See the Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library Terms of Use for further copyright information.

Citation

Cite this Record

Chicago:

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt. [September 5, 1881?]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o279989. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt. [5 Sep. 1881?]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. October 30, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o279989.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.: , [1881, September 5?]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o279989.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. October 30, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library.

APA:

Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library.