Letter from William Emlen Roosevelt to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Presidents--Election, Roosevelt family, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948, Roosevelt, Elizabeth Norris Emlen, 1825-1912, Roosevelt, James Alfred, 1825-1898, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1831-1878
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William Emlen Roosevelt sends President Roosevelt a second congratulatory message now that they know how much of a triumph Roosevelt’s electoral win was. He reflects on what their fathers, Theodore Roosevelt and James Alfred Roosevelt, would have thought of such an outcome. William Emlen Roosevelt approves of the president’s statement that he will not seek a third term, and believes it will do much good.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-11-09
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, William Emlen, 1857-1930
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
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from William Emlen Roosevelt to Theodore Roosevelt. [November 9, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o47553. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, William Emlen, 1857-1930. Letter from William Emlen Roosevelt to Theodore Roosevelt. [9 Nov. 1904]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o47553.
APA:
Roosevelt, William Emlen, 1857-1930., [1904, November 9]. Letter from William Emlen Roosevelt to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o47553.
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 11, 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.
