Letter from John Davis Long to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Grand Army of the Republic. National Encampment, Massachusetts--Boston, Veterans

John Davis Long extends an invitation to President Roosevelt to attend the Grand Army of the Republic’s national encampment in Boston, an honor he says every Republican president has completed.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-02-11

Creator(s)

Long, John Davis, 1838-1915

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

Typed

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 John Davis Long to Theodore Roosevelt. [February 11, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o44181. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Long, John Davis, 1838-1915. Letter from John Davis Long to Theodore Roosevelt. [11 Feb. 1904]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 29, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o44181.

APA:

Long, John Davis, 1838-1915., [1904, February 11]. Letter from John Davis Long to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o44181.

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. January 29, 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.