Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to H. D. Minot
Subject(s): Death and burial of a person, Fathers and daughters, Grief, Longworth, Alice Roosevelt, 1884-1980, Massachusetts--Chestnut Hill, Roosevelt, Alice Lee, 1861-1884
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Assemblyman Roosevelt was glad to hear from H. D. Minot and expects to see him at Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, this summer. Roosevelt intends to call his daughter Alice by the name Lee as, after the death of his wife Alice Lee Roosevelt, he could not have another, “not even her own child, bear her name.”
Collection
Massachusetts Historical Society
Creation Date
1884-03-09
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Minot, H. D. (Henry Davis), 1859-1890
Language
English
Period
New York State Assemblyman (1882-May 1884)
Repository
Massachusetts Historical Society
Page Count
3
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to H. D. Minot. [March 9, 1884]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o293717. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to H. D. Minot. [9 Mar. 1884]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 1, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o293717.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.: , [1884, March 9]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to H. D. Minot. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o293717.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Massachusetts Historical Society. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/massachusetts-historical-society. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Massachusetts Historical Society. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 1, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/massachusetts-historical-society.
APA:
Massachusetts Historical Society. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/massachusetts-historical-society.
