Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edward Sandford Martin
Subject(s): Quotations, Speeches, addresses, etc.
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President Roosevelt informs writer Edward Sandford Martin he quoted him in his Syracuse speech because he expressed it better than Roosevelt could. A correspondent liked the quote and asked Roosevelt for Martin’s name.
Collection
Creation Date
1903-09-10
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Martin, Edward Sandford, 1856-1939
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Repository
Harvard College Library
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-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 Edward Sandford Martin. [September 10, 1903]. Harvard College Library.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283453. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edward Sandford Martin. [10 Sep. 1903]. Multi-image.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283453.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1903, September 10]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edward Sandford Martin.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283453.
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.
