Letter from Marie Koopmans-de Wet to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Bigham, William R. (William Ross), 1840-1919, Botha, Louis, 1862-1919, Charity, 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.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-06-29
Creator(s)
Koopmans-de Wet, Marie, 1834-1906
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
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. [June 29, 1902]. 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. [29 Jun. 1902]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o281941.
APA:
Koopmans-de Wet, Marie, 1834-1906., [1902, June 29]. Letter from Marie Koopmans-de Wet to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o281941.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
