Letter from Frederick Dent Grant to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Birthdays, Etiquette, Frederick II, King of Prussia, 1712-1786, Gillespie, G. L., Grant, Ida, 1854-1930, Presidents--Election

Frederick Dent Grant sends President Roosevelt congratulations upon his recent birthday, as well as for his “assumed triumph and overwhelming majority” that Grant predicts will be the result of the upcoming election. Grant hopes to pay his respects to Roosevelt during an upcoming trip he will be taking to Washington, D.C.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-10-30

Creator(s)

Grant, Frederick Dent, 1850-1912

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

2

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 Frederick Dent Grant to Theodore Roosevelt. [October 30, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o47449. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Grant, Frederick Dent, 1850-1912. Letter from Frederick Dent Grant to Theodore Roosevelt. [30 Oct. 1904]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o47449.

APA:

Grant, Frederick Dent, 1850-1912., [1904, October 30]. Letter from Frederick Dent Grant to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o47449.

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. February 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.