Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Alice Hathaway Lee

Subject(s): Betrothal, Love

Theodore Roosevelt writes his fiancee Alice Hathaway Lee that he has sent a letter to his Uncle Jim informing him of their engagement and written to his family that he has something important to tell them. He expresses how happy he is and how he cannot wait to come to her home at Chestnut Hill openly.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1880-01-28

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Roosevelt, Alice Lee, 1861-1884

Language

English

Period

Youth (October 27, 1858-1881)

Repository

Harvard College Library

Page Count

2

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 Alice Hathaway Lee. [January 28, 1880]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283335. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Alice Hathaway Lee. [28 Jan. 1880]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. November 24, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283335.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.: , [1880, January 28]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Alice Hathaway Lee. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283335.

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. November 24, 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.