Letter from Henry Smith to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Art, Art, Daghestan, Artists, Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.), Remington, Frederic, 1861-1909

Henry Smith informs Theodore Roosevelt that he has succeeded in obtaining fifteen contributors to purchase the painting A cavalry troop on the southern plains by Frederick Remington, which will be presented to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Smith thanks Roosevelt for the kind words about Remington Roosevelt said the last time they met.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-12-14

Creator(s)

Smith, Henry, -1923

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Period

(1911-1912) Progressive Party Candidate

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

1

Production Method

Dictated

Record Type

Image

Resource Type

Letter

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 Henry Smith to Theodore Roosevelt. [December 14, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o309770. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Smith, Henry, -1923. Letter from Henry Smith to Theodore Roosevelt. [14 Dec. 1911]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o309770.

APA:

Smith, Henry, -1923., [1911, December 14]. Letter from Henry Smith to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o309770.

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. March 12, 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.