Letter from Mary H. A. Allen to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): America, Condolence notes, France, Hospitals, Reeve-Merritt, Leila Roosevelt, 1850-1934, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948, Roosevelt, Quentin, 1897-1918, United States. Army. Infantry, World War (1914-1918)
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Mary H. A. Allen writes a letter of condolence to Theodore Roosevelt after the death of his son Quentin Roosevelt. Allen cares for wounded infantry men who speak “admiringly and affectionately” of Quentin. Allen relates an amusing anecdote of meeting Quentin as a boy while visiting Leila Roosevelt Reeve-Merritt. Quentin’s early death is reconciled with the thought that he died “before ever sorrow had a chance to touch him.”
Collection
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Creation Date
1918-10-01
Creator(s)
Gaertner, Mary H. A. Allen von, 1859-1924
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
Post-Presidential Years (1913-January 6, 1919)
Repository
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
These images are presented through a cooperative effort between Sagamore Hill National Historic Site – National Park Service and Dickinson State University. See the Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library Terms of Use for further copyright information.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Mary H. A. Allen to Theodore Roosevelt. [October 1, 1918]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o286883. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Gaertner, Mary H. A. Allen von, 1859-1924. Letter from Mary H. A. Allen to Theodore Roosevelt. [1 Oct. 1918]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 1, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o286883.
APA:
Gaertner, Mary H. A. Allen von, 1859-1924.: , [1918, October 1]. Letter from Mary H. A. Allen to Theodore Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o286883.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/sagamore-hill-national-historic-site. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 1, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/sagamore-hill-national-historic-site.
APA:
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/sagamore-hill-national-historic-site.
