Endicott Peabody is thankful that the country can depend on President Roosevelt after the crisis of President McKinley’s death. Peabody assures Roosevelt that all of his friends in Groton, Massachusetts, are thinking of him with great “sympathy and affection.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-09-20

Creator(s)

Peabody, Endicott, 1857-1944

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

3

Production Method

Handwritten

Record Type

Multi-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 Endicott Peabody to Theodore Roosevelt. [September 20, 1901]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o34783. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Peabody, Endicott, 1857-1944. Letter from Endicott Peabody to Theodore Roosevelt. [20 Sep. 1901]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 29, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o34783.

APA:

Peabody, Endicott, 1857-1944., [1901, September 20]. Letter from Endicott Peabody to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o34783.

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 29, 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.