Letter from Julia R. Hurley to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Adopted children, Adoptees--Genealogy, Cholera, Illinois--Chicago, New York (State)--New York
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Julia Roosevelt (Hurley) was orphaned and adopted at a young age and believes she might be related to the Roosevelt family. Her parents died in an 1849 cholera epidemic in New York City when she was 3.5 years old. She requests any information President Roosevelt can provide on people from the Roosevelt family that died around the stated time.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-12-12
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 Julia R. Hurley to Theodore Roosevelt. [December 12, 1902]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o39831. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Hurley, Julia Roosevelt. Letter from Julia R. Hurley to Theodore Roosevelt. [12 Dec. 1902]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 26, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o39831.
APA:
Hurley, Julia Roosevelt., [1902, December 12]. Letter from Julia R. Hurley to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o39831.
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.
