Letter from Brander Matthews to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Dinners and dining, Howells, William Dean, 1837-1920, Puzzles, Roosevelt family, Sampson, William Thomas, 1840-1902, Santiago, Battle of (Cuba : 1898), Santiago, Battle of (Santiago de Cuba, Cuba : 1898), Schley, Winfield Scott, 1839-1911, Twain, Mark, 1835-1910
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Brander Matthews encloses a puzzle, noting that President Roosevelt’s daughter may want it for the family archives. He thinks that Roosevelt’s handling of the Schley-Sampson controversy “hit the nail on the head.” Matthews wishes that Roosevelt could join him for lunch on Friday in New York with, among others, Mark Twain and William Dean Howells.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-02-26
Creator(s)
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
4
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Brander Matthews to Theodore Roosevelt. [February 26, 1902]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o37110. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Matthews, Brander, 1852-1929. Letter from Brander Matthews to Theodore Roosevelt. [26 Feb. 1902]. 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/o37110.
APA:
Matthews, Brander, 1852-1929., [1902, February 26]. Letter from Brander Matthews to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o37110.
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.
