The headmaster at Groton School, Sherrard Billings, writes to President Roosevelt in request of a circular letter to use during his travels in Europe. Billings offers to deliver confidential messages from Roosevelt and conveys that Roosevelt’s sons, Theodore and Kermit, are well.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-11-13

Creator(s)

Billings, Sherrard, 1859-1933

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

1

Production Method

Handwritten

Record Type

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 Sherrard Billing to Theodore Roosevelt. [November 13, 1903]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o42747. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Billings, Sherrard, 1859-1933. Letter from Sherrard Billing to Theodore Roosevelt. [13 Nov. 1903]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 18, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o42747.

APA:

Billings, Sherrard, 1859-1933., [1903, November 13]. Letter from Sherrard Billing to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o42747.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. 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. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 18, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.

APA:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.