Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Martha Bulloch Roosevelt
Subject(s): Honeymoons, Ireland--Kerry, Outdoor recreation, Roosevelt, Alice Lee, 1861-1884, Rural poor--Health and hygiene, Rural poor--Social conditions, Travel
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Theodore Roosevelt describes a day trip across the Kerry countryside with Alice Lee Roosevelt. Ireland is beautiful but has a “terrible understratum of wretchedness.” He personally witnessed this in the form of a man passed out from hunger. The man was revived, fed, and sent on his way with ten shillings.
Collection
Creation Date
1881-05-24
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
4
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. [May 24, 1881]. Harvard College Library. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o286499. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Martha Bulloch Roosevelt. [24 May. 1881]. Multi-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/o286499.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1881, May 24]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Martha Bulloch Roosevelt.
Harvard College Library. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o286499.
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.
