Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Martha Bulloch Roosevelt
Subject(s): Health, Letters, Measles, Roosevelt family
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Theodore Roosevelt is suffering from an attack of the measles, which he finds amusing as he has always associated the measles with babies. He is under the care of Dr. Wyman. Roosevelt asks if Martha Bulloch Roosevelt received his letter of last week and requests $100 to “provide for accidents.”
Collection
Creation Date
1877-01-18
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Roosevelt, Martha Bulloch, 1835-1884
Language
English
Period
Youth (October 27, 1858-1881)
Repository
Harvard College Library
Page Count
3
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 Martha Bulloch Roosevelt. [January 18, 1877]. Harvard College Library. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o286341. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Martha Bulloch Roosevelt. [18 Jan. 1877]. Multi-image.
Harvard College Library. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 18, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o286341.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1877, January 18]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Martha Bulloch Roosevelt.
Harvard College Library. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o286341.
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 18, 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.
