Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edward Sandford Martin
Subject(s): Busch, Adolf, 1891-1952, Letters
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Theodore Roosevelt thanks writer Edward Sandford Martin for his letter and says it was not Martin’s cousin but Adolf Busch who was responsible for the telegram. It made Roosevelt feel like Lamb felt about Wadsworth. He wanted to “feel their heads.”
Collection
Creation Date
1912-11-02
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Martin, Edward Sandford, 1856-1939
Language
English
Period
Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)
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. [November 2, 1912]. Harvard College Library.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283479. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edward Sandford Martin. [2 Nov. 1912]. Multi-image.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283479.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1912, November 2]. 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/o283479.
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.
