Letter from Martha P. Sargent to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Fan mail, Gifts, Thank-you notes

Martha P. Sargent thanks President Roosevelt for his letter and is appreciative of the money he sent. Roosevelt’s photograph, enclosed in the letter, will inspire her four sons “to do everything thorough.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-12-09

Creator(s)

Sargent, Martha P., 1869-1958

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 Martha P. Sargent to Theodore Roosevelt. [December 9, 1904]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o47960. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Sargent, Martha P., 1869-1958. Letter from Martha P. Sargent to Theodore Roosevelt. [9 Dec. 1904]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 2, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o47960.

APA:

Sargent, Martha P., 1869-1958.: , [1904, December 9]. Letter from Martha P. Sargent to Theodore Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o47960.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. 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 Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 2, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.

APA:

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