Letter from William Campbell Preston Breckinridge to Ethelbert Dudley Warfield
Subject(s): Etiquette, History--Research, Kentucky, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Shelby, Isaac, 1750-1826
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Representative Breckinridge sends a letter of introduction for Theodore Roosevelt, who will be in Lexington, Kentucky, to research the “formative days of Kentucky” and Isaac Shelby, Kentucky’s first governor.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
Creation Date
1888-03-10
Creator(s)
Breckinridge, William Campbell Preston, 1837-1904
Recipient
Warfield, Ethelbert Dudley, 1861-1936
Language
English
Period
Author and Family Man (1887-1888)
Repository
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site – National Park Service and Dickinson State University. Digitization of all images from the Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site made possible by a generous grant from the Leon Levy Foundation. See the Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library Terms of Use for further copyright information.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from William Campbell Preston Breckinridge to Ethelbert Dudley Warfield. [March 10, 1888]. Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o286621. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Breckinridge, William Campbell Preston, 1837-1904. Letter from William Campbell Preston Breckinridge to Ethelbert Dudley Warfield. [10 Mar. 1888]. Multi-image.
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o286621.
APA:
Breckinridge, William Campbell Preston, 1837-1904., [1888, March 10]. Letter from William Campbell Preston Breckinridge to Ethelbert Dudley Warfield.
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o286621.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-birthplace-national-historic-site. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-birthplace-national-historic-site.
APA:
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-birthplace-national-historic-site.
