Letter from Ernest McGaffey to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Authors, American--Books and reading, Birth announcements, Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron, 1788-1824, Daughters, Harrison, Carter H. (Carter Henry), 1860-1953, Inscriptions, Photographs, Raftery, J. H. (John Henry), 1866-, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948, Thank-you notes
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Ernest McGaffey thanks President Roosevelt for sending him a photograph and inscription, confiding that he keeps the photo among others, such as those of Carter H. Harrison, Lord Byron, Jack Raftery, and of himself. McGaffey also announces the birth of his daughter, Lenore Louise, and mentions reading Roosevelt’s books Ranch Life and the Hunting Trail and Hunting Trips of a Ranchman.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-11-06
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 Ernest McGaffey to Theodore Roosevelt. [November 6, 1903]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o42674. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
McGaffey, Ernest, 1861-. Letter from Ernest McGaffey to Theodore Roosevelt. [6 Nov. 1903]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. April 16, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o42674.
APA:
McGaffey, Ernest, 1861-., [1903, November 6]. Letter from Ernest McGaffey to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o42674.
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. April 16, 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.
