Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Woodville Rockhill
Subject(s): Administrative agencies--Officials and employees--Selection and appointment, Books and reading, China, Diplomats, Ruysbroeck, Willem van, approximately 1210-approximately 1270, Sin, Thank-you notes
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Governor Roosevelt congratulates William Woodville Rockhill for his recent diplomatic appointment to China and expresses his own resolve as the vice presidential candidate for the Republican Party. Roosevelt also thanks Rockhill for a book, which was an account of the explorations of William of Rubruck that Rockhill had recently translated.
Collection
Creation Date
1900-07-21
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Rockhill, William Woodville, 1854-1914
Language
English
Period
Governor of New York (October 1898-1900)
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 William Woodville Rockhill. [July 21, 1900]. Harvard College Library.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o285931. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Woodville Rockhill. [21 Jul. 1900]. Image.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 26, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o285931.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1900, July 21]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Woodville Rockhill.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o285931.
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 26, 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.
