Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Leslie J. Tarlton
Subject(s): Argentina--Buenos Aires, Brazil--Roosevelt River, Cuninghame, R. J., Derby, Ethel Roosevelt, Derby, Richard, 1881-1963, Discoveries in geography, Discovery and exploration, American, Discovery and exploration, Brazilian, France--Paris, International relations, Rivers, Roosevelt family, Roosevelt, Kermit, 1889-1943, South America, War, Wars, World War (1914-1918)
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Theodore Roosevelt was relieved that the report of R. J. Cuninghame’s death was false. He has been reluctant to write due to the terrible tragedy of the war, through which he feels totally out of sympathy with the actions of the Wilson administration. Roosevelt completed a trip down an unknown South American river, the River of Doubt, earlier in 1914. There was not much shooting and he became very sick but made it through. Kermit Roosevelt has married and works at a bank in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Ethel Roosevelt Derby and Richard Derby are running a hospital in Paris, France.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1914-11-28
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Tarlton, Leslie J. (Leslie Jefferis), 1877-1951
Language
English
Period
Post-Presidential Years (1913-January 6, 1919)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Leslie J. Tarlton. [November 28, 1914]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o288715. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Leslie J. Tarlton. [28 Nov. 1914]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o288715.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1914, November 28]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Leslie J. Tarlton.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o288715.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
