Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Alice Lee Roosevelt

Subject(s): Dinners and dining, Speeches, addresses, etc.

Assemblyman Roosevelt took dinner with the Danforths and was amused with his ability to get Mrs. Danforth “fired up.” He was pleased with his speech on the “aldermanic bill.”

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1884-02-06

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Roosevelt, Alice Lee, 1861-1884

Language

English

Period

New York State Assemblyman (1882-May 1884)

Repository

Harvard College Library

Page Count

2

Production Method

Handwritten

Record Type

Multi-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 Alice Lee Roosevelt. [February 6, 1884]. Harvard College Library.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o286321. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Alice Lee Roosevelt. [6 Feb. 1884]. Multi-image.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o286321.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1884, February 6]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Alice Lee Roosevelt.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o286321.

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.