Letter from Frederick Funston to Henry Clarke Corbin

Subject(s): Press and politics, Quotations, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Speeches, addresses, etc.

A recent press dispatch quotes General Funston as saying that President Roosevelt approved of a speech he made in New York and asked him to give it at the Middlesex Club in Boston. Funston clarifies that while Roosevelt expressed willingness for Funston to accept the invitation to speak in Boston, he never said that Roosevelt approved of his comments made in New York.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-04-01

Creator(s)

Funston, Frederick, 1865-1917

Recipient

Corbin, Henry Clark, 1842-1909

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

2

Production Method

Typed

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 Frederick Funston to Henry Clarke Corbin. [April 1, 1902]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o37421. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Funston, Frederick, 1865-1917. Letter from Frederick Funston to Henry Clarke Corbin. [1 Apr. 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/o37421.

APA:

Funston, Frederick, 1865-1917., [1902, April 1]. Letter from Frederick Funston to Henry Clarke Corbin.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o37421.

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.