Letter from William Wingate Sewall to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Entertaining, Etiquette, Hosiery, Knitting, Washington (D.C.), White House (Washington, D.C.)
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William Wingate Sewall sends President Roosevelt a pair of stockings knitted by his family and requests information regarding their upcoming visit to the White House. He is concerned that they are “green” as his family is from the “backwoods” and worries that they will be “beyond their depth” in Washington, D.C.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-11-05
Creator(s)
Sewall, William Wingate, 1845-1930
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
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 William Wingate Sewall to Theodore Roosevelt. [November 5, 1902]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o39619. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Sewall, William Wingate, 1845-1930. Letter from William Wingate Sewall to Theodore Roosevelt. [5 Nov. 1902]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 29, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o39619.
APA:
Sewall, William Wingate, 1845-1930., [1902, November 5]. Letter from William Wingate Sewall to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o39619.
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. January 29, 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.
