Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles
Subject(s): Bryan, William Jennings, 1860-1925, Entertaining, McKinley, William, 1843-1901, Picnicking, Picnics, Presidents--Elections, Presidents--Staff, Rifles, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948, Storer, B. (Bellamy), 1847-1922
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Theodore Roosevelt writes his sister Anna Roosevelt Cowles about a recent family picnic and Ted learning to shoot a rifle. Bellamy Storer is visiting and Roosevelt thinks if William McKinley is elected he may put Storer in the cabinet. He talks of the Republicans chances in the next election and his feelings on William Jennings Bryan.
Collection
Creation Date
1896-08-02
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Cowles, Anna Roosevelt, 1855-1931
Language
English
Period
NYC Police Commissioner (May 1895-March 1897)
Repository
Harvard College Library
Page Count
4
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 Anna Roosevelt Cowles. [August 2, 1896]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283746. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles. [2 Aug. 1896]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 4, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283746.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.: , [1896, August 2]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283746.
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. December 4, 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.
