Letter from Mary Leontine Roosevelt Leaycraft to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Conn, Edith Stowe, 1878-1952, Leaycraft, Reginald Roosevelt, 1882-1944, Letters, Perot, William H., 1826-1903, Presidents--Elections, Presidents--Family, Roosevelt family
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President Roosevelt’s cousin, Mary Leontine Roosevelt Leaycraft, encloses a letter from Edith Stowe, the grand niece of the late William H. Perot, head of shipping firm Perot, Son & Co. In the letter, Stowe appeals for appointment to a government position. Leaycraft adds that her son will vote for Roosevelt in 1904.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-07-14
Creator(s)
Leaycraft, Mary Leontine Roosevelt, 1854-1950
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
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Mary Leontine Roosevelt Leaycraft to Theodore Roosevelt. [July 14, 1903]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o41294. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Leaycraft, Mary Leontine Roosevelt, 1854-1950. Letter from Mary Leontine Roosevelt Leaycraft to Theodore Roosevelt. [14 Jul. 1903]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o41294.
APA:
Leaycraft, Mary Leontine Roosevelt, 1854-1950., [1903, July 14]. Letter from Mary Leontine Roosevelt Leaycraft to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o41294.
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. March 5, 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.
