Letter from Marie Koopmans-de Wet to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Bigham, William R. (William Ross), 1840-1919, Botha, Louis, 1862-1919, De la Rey, Koos, De Wet, Christiaan Rudolf, 1854-1922, Hofmeyr, Jan Hendrik, 1845-1909, Murray, Andrew, 1828-1917, Richards, Eliza Fenno Verplanck, 1838-1914
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Marie Koopmans-de Wet thanks President Roosevelt for the confidence placed in her, along with Andrew Murray and Jan Hendrik Hofmeyr, to distribute money donated to aid her countrymen in South Africa. Koopmans-de Wet notes that Generals de Wet, de la Rey, and Botha will soon be visiting America and Europe. She encloses a copy of “the document which the patriots handed in giving the reasons why the brave boers had to come to terms and surrender.” Assuring Roosevelt the document is authentic, she notes that it is one of four copies in existence and entrusts it to his care.
Creator(s)
Koopmans-de Wet, Marie, 1834-1906
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Publication Date
2019-07-04
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Original Collection
Theodore Roosevelt Papers
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
8
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Marie Koopmans-de Wet to Theodore Roosevelt. [July 4, 2019?]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o281941. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Koopmans-de Wet, Marie, 1834-1906. Letter from Marie Koopmans-de Wet to Theodore Roosevelt. [4 Jul. 2019?]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. October 24, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o281941.
APA:
Koopmans-de Wet, Marie, 1834-1906.: , [2019, July 4?]. Letter from Marie Koopmans-de Wet to Theodore Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o281941.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. October 24, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/.
APA:
. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/.
