Letter from Maria Longworth Storer to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Apologies, Friendship--Correspondence, Storer, B. (Bellamy), 1847-1922

Maria Longworth Storer apologizes to President Roosevelt and asks for his forgiveness regarding a statement she made in a previous letter. Storer felt that Roosevelt had been “unfair” to her husband, Senator Bellamy Storer, but now feels otherwise. Storer believes Roosevelt has “fought most courageously” for truth and justice.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-04-30

Creator(s)

Storer, Maria Longworth, 1849-1932

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

6

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 Maria Longworth Storer to Theodore Roosevelt. [April 30, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o49194. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Storer, Maria Longworth, 1849-1932. Letter from Maria Longworth Storer to Theodore Roosevelt. [30 Apr. 1905]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o49194.

APA:

Storer, Maria Longworth, 1849-1932., [1905, April 30]. Letter from Maria Longworth Storer to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o49194.

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.