Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frances Theodora Parsons
Subject(s): New York (State)--Albany, Parker, Andrew D., 1859-1920, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948, Stage fright, Tracy, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1830-1915
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Police Commissioner Roosevelt appreciates Frances Theodora Parsons’s advice regarding his high level of nervousness before the hearing. Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt has made similar comments on several occasions. Roosevelt has always been nervous before a “contest” but usually enjoys the actual fight. The hearing went well with a victory over General Benjamin F. Tracy and Roosevelt, under oath, was able to state to Commissioner Andrew D. Parker what he thought of Parker’s moral character.
Collection
Creation Date
1896-07-10
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
5
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. [July 10, 1896]. Harvard College Library.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287303. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frances Theodora Parsons. [10 Jul. 1896]. Multi-image.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287303.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1896, July 10]. 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/o287303.
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.
