Letter from Maria Longworth Storer to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Choate, Joseph Hodges, 1832-1917, Diplomatic and consular service, American--Management, Diplomatic and consular service, American--Selection and appointment, Diplomatic etiquette, Draper, William F. (William Franklin), 1842-1910, Foraker, Joseph Benson, 1846-1917, Hanna, Marcus Alonzo, 1837-1904, International relations, Storer, B. (Bellamy), 1847-1922
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Maria Longworth Storer expresses her confidence and trust in President Roosevelt. Storer and her husband, Bellamy Storer, just hope for an opportunity where they can serve the country. She cautions that American ambassadors should always be gentlemen and their wives should be ladies or their actions will injure the country.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-10-17
Creator(s)
Storer, Maria Longworth, 1849-1932
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
9
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Maria Longworth Storer to Theodore Roosevelt. [October 17, 1901]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o35391. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Storer, Maria Longworth, 1849-1932. Letter from Maria Longworth Storer to Theodore Roosevelt. [17 Oct. 1901]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 18, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o35391.
APA:
Storer, Maria Longworth, 1849-1932., [1901, October 17]. Letter from Maria Longworth Storer to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o35391.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. 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. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 18, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
