Telegram from Anna Roosevelt Cowles to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Presidents--Assassination, Presidents--Death, Presidents--Succession

Anna Roosevelt Cowles is thinking of President Roosevelt and regrets that he has become president after a “desperate tragedy.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-09-14

Creator(s)

Cowles, Anna Roosevelt, 1855-1931

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

2

Production Method

Handwritten

Record Type

Multi-image

Resource Type

Telegram

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:

Telegram from Anna Roosevelt Cowles to Theodore Roosevelt. [September 14, 1901]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o34586. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Cowles, Anna Roosevelt, 1855-1931. Telegram from Anna Roosevelt Cowles to Theodore Roosevelt. [14 Sep. 1901]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o34586.

APA:

Cowles, Anna Roosevelt, 1855-1931., [1901, September 14]. Telegram from Anna Roosevelt Cowles to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o34586.

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 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.