Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Granville Fortescue
Subject(s): Campaign promises, National service--U.S. states, Wood, Leonard, 1860-1927
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Theodore Roosevelt writes to Granville Fortescue to assure him that he is doing his best to make national service a major issue in the campaign. Roosevelt encourages Fortescue to also send the issue to Leonard Wood.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1916-05-27
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Fortescue, Granville, 1875-1952
Language
English
Period
Post-Presidential Years (1913-January 6, 1919)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Granville Fortescue. [May 27, 1916]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o290433. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Granville Fortescue. [27 May. 1916]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 22, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o290433.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1916, May 27]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Granville Fortescue.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o290433.
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. January 22, 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.
