Letter from Endicott Peabody to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Groton School, Miscommunication, Presidents--Correspondence, Thank-you notes

Endicott Peabody thanks President Roosevelt for his perfectly worded letter which will be displayed publicly at Groton School. Roosevelt’s kind words have kept Peabody from becoming depressed due to misunderstandings that have arisen from false reports in the newspapers.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-09-18

Creator(s)

Peabody, Endicott, 1857-1944

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 Endicott Peabody to Theodore Roosevelt. [September 18, 1903]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o42239. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Peabody, Endicott, 1857-1944. Letter from Endicott Peabody to Theodore Roosevelt. [18 Sep. 1903]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o42239.

APA:

Peabody, Endicott, 1857-1944., [1903, September 18]. Letter from Endicott Peabody to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o42239.

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.