Letter from Marie Mensing to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Actions and defenses, Bribery, Inheritance and succession, Letters, Mensing, Adolf, 1845-1929, Roosevelt, Cornelius V. S., Jr., 1827-1887, Roosevelt, Cornelius, 1847-1902, Wills
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Marie Mensing encloses documents regarding Mrs. Motley’s lawsuit and her attempts to interfere with “Uncle Corneel’s” estate. She would like President Roosevelt to look over the documents and wonders if it would be worthwhile to bribe Mrs. Motley to drop the suit.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-03-28
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
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 Marie Mensing to Theodore Roosevelt. [March 28, 1902]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o37382. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Mensing, Marie, 1848-1924. Letter from Marie Mensing to Theodore Roosevelt. [28 Mar. 1902]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 26, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o37382.
APA:
Mensing, Marie, 1848-1924., [1902, March 28]. Letter from Marie Mensing to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o37382.
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.
