Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles
Subject(s): Armed Forces--Mobilization, Astor, John Jacob, 1864-1912, Cuba, Roosevelt family, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948, Spanish-American War (1898), War--Planning
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Edith Roosevelt has traveled to Tampa to see the regiment, including Colonel Roosevelt, off to Cuba. He notes that they will have to leave eight troops behind but he is proud to be part of such an eager group and he is very busy. He is most pleased with the way John Jacob Astor has risen to this challenge.
Collection
Creation Date
1898-06-07
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Cowles, Anna Roosevelt, 1855-1931
Language
English
Period
Rough Rider (May 1898 to September 1898)
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 Anna Roosevelt Cowles. [June 7, 1898]. Harvard College Library.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o285728. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles. [7 Jun. 1898]. Image.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 22, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o285728.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1898, June 7]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o285728.
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 22, 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.
