Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Sarah Bancroft Leavitt

Subject(s): Legislation, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1831-1878, Thank-you notes

President Roosevelt thanks Sarah Bancroft Leavitt for the letter and is always pleased to hear of his father’s memory being kept alive. Roosevelt has had a difficult time passing certain pieces of legislation, and he cannot understand how this legislation can be opposed.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1906-04-09

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Leavitt, Sarah Bancroft, 1842-1929

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)

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 Sarah Bancroft Leavitt. [April 9, 1906]. Harvard College Library. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o286250. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Sarah Bancroft Leavitt. [9 Apr. 1906]. Image.
Harvard College Library. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o286250.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1906, April 9]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Sarah Bancroft Leavitt.
Harvard College Library. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o286250.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Harvard College Library. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Harvard College Library. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library.

APA:

Harvard College Library. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library.