Telegram from Anna Roosevelt Cowles to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): New York (State)--New York, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948, Travel--Planning

Anna Roosevelt Cowles requests to know when President Roosevelt will be passing through New York City so she can see him. This is her second telegram the day William McKinley died, and she says she longs to be near Roosevelt and the family.

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/o34620. 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. February 26, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o34620.

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/o34620.

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 26, 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.