Letter from Marcia Roosevelt Scovel to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Connecticut--New Haven, Italy--Florence, Journalism, New York (State)--New York, Scovel, Cornelia

Marcia Roosevelt Scovel apologizes for the attention given to her by the newspapers, which she has been attempting to stop. She is upset that they continue to bother her and her daughter Cornelia Scovel. Scovel has been in New Haven for two weeks and is going to New York. Scovel is leaving for Italy soon and invites President Roosevelt to visit her if he is ever in Florence.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-04-18

Creator(s)

Scovel, Marcia Roosevelt, 1847-1906

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 Marcia Roosevelt Scovel to Theodore Roosevelt. [April 18, 1902]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o37611. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Scovel, Marcia Roosevelt, 1847-1906. Letter from Marcia Roosevelt Scovel to Theodore Roosevelt. [18 Apr. 1902]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. July 30, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o37611.

APA:

Scovel, Marcia Roosevelt, 1847-1906., [1902, April 18]. Letter from Marcia Roosevelt Scovel to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o37611.

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. July 30, 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.