Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frederick William Holls
Subject(s): Hay, John, 1838-1905, Letters, Loomis, Francis B. (Francis Butler), 1861-1948, Miscommunication, Wit and humor, Worry
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President Roosevelt discusses a letter written by Frederick William Holls, which was read by Secretary of State John Hay and Assistant Secretary of State Francis B. Loomis. Roosevelt found the letter too amusing to be annoyed by it, noting that Hay remarked that he was about as likely to do what Holls feared in Roosevelt’s absence as he was to make Mormonism the state church.
Collection
Creation Date
1903-05-23
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Holls, Frederick William, 1857-1903
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Repository
Harvard College Library
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
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 Frederick William Holls. [May 23, 1903]. Harvard College Library.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283027. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frederick William Holls. [23 May. 1903]. Image.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283027.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1903, May 23]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frederick William Holls.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283027.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Harvard College Library. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library.
APA:
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library.
