Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Maurice Francis Egan

Subject(s): Entertaining, Letters, Marriage, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948

Theodore Roosevelt congratulates Ambassador Egan on the upcoming marriage of his daughter. He writes that Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt is laid up due to her fall or else she would have already written to Egan. Roosevelt mentions how much he enjoys Egan’s letters and hopes to have the Egan family visit in the next year.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1911-11-01

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Egan, Maurice Francis, 1852-1924

Language

English

Period

Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)

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 Maurice Francis Egan. [November 1, 1911]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o280070. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Maurice Francis Egan. [1 Nov. 1911]. 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/o280070.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.: , [1911, November 1]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Maurice Francis Egan. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o280070.

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. December 1, 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.