Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frances Theodora Parsons
Subject(s): Death and burial of a person, Lauterbach, Edward, 1844-1923, Parker, Andrew D., 1859-1920, Robinson, Corinne Roosevelt, 1861-1933, Roosevelt, J. West (James West), 1858-1896
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Due to a heated exchange with Commissioner Andrew D. Parker and Edward Lauterbach, Commissioner Roosevelt was unable to visit Frances Theodora Parsons’s house after the senate committee. Roosevelt was able to see James West Roosevelt before his death and Corinne Roosevelt Robinson is “terribly broken by the news.”
Collection
Creation Date
1896-04-12
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Parsons, Frances Theodora, 1861-1952
Language
English
Period
NYC Police Commissioner (May 1895-March 1897)
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 Frances Theodora Parsons. [April 12, 1896]. Harvard College Library.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287302. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frances Theodora Parsons. [12 Apr. 1896]. Multi-image.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287302.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1896, April 12]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frances Theodora Parsons.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287302.
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. March 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.
