Letter from William Barret Ridgely to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Families, Family, Ridgely, Edward, 1859-1920

Comptroller Ridgely asks President Roosevelt to not write anything about his brother, Edward Ridgely, and prefers to work it out as previously discussed.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-10-13

Creator(s)

Ridgely, William Barret, 1858-1920

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

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 William Barret Ridgely to Theodore Roosevelt. [October 13, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o51572. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Ridgely, William Barret, 1858-1920. Letter from William Barret Ridgely to Theodore Roosevelt. [13 Oct. 1905]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 29, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o51572.

APA:

Ridgely, William Barret, 1858-1920., [1905, October 13]. Letter from William Barret Ridgely to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o51572.

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. January 29, 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.