Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Martha Bulloch Roosevelt
Subject(s): Evolution (Biology), German language, Natural selection, Robinson, Corinne Roosevelt, 1861-1933
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Corinne Roosevelt was ill but has recovered. Theodore Roosevelt relates a conversation he overheard with a German servant girl regarding keeping the goose for the next day. Roosevelt concludes with humorous illustrations of Darwinian theory.
Collection
Creation Date
1873-10-05
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. [October 5, 1873]. Harvard College Library.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287382. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Martha Bulloch Roosevelt. [5 Oct. 1873]. Multi-image.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. August 3, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287382.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1873, October 5]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Martha Bulloch Roosevelt.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287382.
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. August 3, 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.
