Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles
Subject(s): Bathhouses--Design and construction, Beaches, Boathouses--Design and construction, Docks--Design and construction, Longworth, Alice Roosevelt, 1884-1980, Longworth, Nicholas, 1869-1931, New York (State)--Oyster Bay, Presidents--Dwellings, Roosevelt family, Roosevelt, William Emlen, 1857-1930, Rumsey, Mary Harriman, 1881-1934, Wister, Owen, 1860-1938
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President Roosevelt forwards the deed for a piece of property in Oyster Bay, where he plans to build a boathouse, bathhouse, and dock. He offers again to pay Anna Roosevelt Cowles and William Sheffield Cowles for the space, and updates her on the people who are visiting.
Collection
Creation Date
1906-08-15
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Cowles, Anna Roosevelt, 1855-1931
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Harvard College Library
Page Count
2
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 15, 1906]. Harvard College Library.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o286047. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles. [15 Aug. 1906]. Multi-image.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 22, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o286047.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1906, August 15]. 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/o286047.
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.
