Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Jay Chapman

Subject(s): Entertaining, Joking, Politicians--Correspondence, Scheduling, Teasing

Police Commissioner Roosevelt expresses his amusement at the correspondence between John Jay Chapman and some mutual acquaintances and encourages Chapman to visit when he can.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1895-11-12

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Chapman, John Jay, 1862-1933

Language

English

Period

NYC Police Commissioner (May 1895-March 1897)

Repository

Harvard College Library

Page Count

1

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

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 John Jay Chapman. [November 12, 1895]. Harvard College Library.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o285910. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Jay Chapman. [12 Nov. 1895]. Image.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o285910.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1895, November 12]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Jay Chapman.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o285910.

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. February 5, 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.