Letter from Joseph Wilmer to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Friendship--Correspondence, Gifts, Hunting, Pedro II, Emperor of Brazil, 1825-1891, Presidents--Homes and haunts
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Joseph Wilmer, who sold the Roosevelt family the Pine Knot cottage near his Virginia ranch in 1905, thanks President Roosevelt for the gift of a whip. Wilmer tells Roosevelt that a building Roosevelt had suggested for the grounds of the ranch has already been planned and will be suitably located.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-05-20
Creator(s)
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
3
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
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 Joseph Wilmer to Theodore Roosevelt. [May 20, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o49303. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Wilmer, Joseph, 1848-1912. Letter from Joseph Wilmer to Theodore Roosevelt. [20 May. 1905]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o49303.
APA:
Wilmer, Joseph, 1848-1912., [1905, May 20]. Letter from Joseph Wilmer to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o49303.
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.
