Letter from Clara Louise Stone Hay to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Allison, William B. (William Boyd), 1829-1908, Friendship--Correspondence, Hay, John, 1838-1905, Whitney, Harwood O. (Harwood Otis), 1844-1914
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Clara Louise Stone Hay writes to President Roosevelt to ask him to give Harwood O. Whitney a position. Hay insists that this appointment would have pleased her late husband John Hay. An anonymous note is attached to this letter and most likely refers to this request which cannot be done.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-02-04
Creator(s)
Hay, Clara Louise Stone, 1849-1914
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
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 Clara Louise Stone Hay to Theodore Roosevelt. [February 4, 1906]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o52550. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Hay, Clara Louise Stone, 1849-1914. Letter from Clara Louise Stone Hay to Theodore Roosevelt. [4 Feb. 1906]. 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/o52550.
APA:
Hay, Clara Louise Stone, 1849-1914.: , [1906, February 4]. Letter from Clara Louise Stone Hay to Theodore Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o52550.
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.
