Letter from Whitelaw Reid to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt
Subject(s): Acheson, Archibald, Earl of Gosforth, 1841-1922, Ancaster, Gilbert Henry Heathcote-Drummond Willoughby, 1st Earl of, 1830-1910, Aristocracy (Social class)--Social life and customs, Arthur, Prince, Duke of Connaught, 1850-1942, Benckendorff, Aleksandr Konstantinovich, Count, 1849-1917, Celebrity weddings, Dawkins, Clinton Edward, 1859-1905, Eaton, Elizabeth Richardson French, Baroness Cheylesmore, 1861-1945, Eaton, Herbert Francis, 3rd Baron Cheylesmore, 1848-1925, Finch, Charles Wightwick, 8th Earl of Aylesford, 1851-1924, Funeral service--Social aspects, Great Britain, Harrison, Mary Crocker, 1881-1905, Hay, John, 1838-1905, Hay, William Montagu, 10th Marquess of Tweeddale, 1826-1911, Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, Eloise Lawrence Breese, 1882-1953, Jay, DeLancey Kane, 1881-1941, Louise Margaret, Princess of Prussia, Duchess of Connaught, 1860-1917, McCormick, Robert Sanderson, 1849-1919, Mensdorff-Pouilly, Albert von 1861-1945, Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, Paget, Arthur, 1851-1928, Parsons, May Amelia, Princess of Lynar, 1850-1920, Partridge shooting, Ramsay, Patricia, Princess of Connaught, 1886-1974, Reid, Whitelaw, Mrs., 1857-1931, Tweeddale, Candida Louise Bartolucci, Marchioness of, 1858-1925, Wilkinson, Beatrix Francis Gertrude Herbert, Lady, 1878-1957, Wilkinson, Nevile Rodwell, Sir, 1869-1940
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Ambassador Reid writes to Edith Roosevelt about several events in Great Britain, including a Thanksgiving dinner he attended in spite of personal mourning for the death of Mary Harrison, a weekend house party featuring a wild bird shooting, and a wedding.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-12-06
Creator(s)
Recipient
Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
5
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 Whitelaw Reid to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt. [December 6, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o51996. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Reid, Whitelaw, 1837-1912. Letter from Whitelaw Reid to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt. [6 Dec. 1905]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 27, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o51996.
APA:
Reid, Whitelaw, 1837-1912., [1905, December 6]. Letter from Whitelaw Reid to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o51996.
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 27, 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.
