Letter from Amos Boerum to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Coal, Cold, Economic assistance, New York (State)--Oyster Bay
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Oyster Bay’s veteran stage driver, Amos Boerum, asks President Roosevelt for help as he faces winter without enough money to buy coal and other necessities.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-12-07
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
1
Production Method
Record Type
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 Amos Boerum to Theodore Roosevelt. [December 7, 1903]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o42987. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Boerum, Amos, 1830-1906. Letter from Amos Boerum to Theodore Roosevelt. [7 Dec. 1903]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o42987.
APA:
Boerum, Amos, 1830-1906., [1903, December 7]. Letter from Amos Boerum to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o42987.
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 12, 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.
