Letter from Homer Davenport to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Brisbane, Arthur, 1864-1936, Elections, Hearst, William Randolph, 1863-1951, Horses--Purchasing, International relations, Sick, Syria--Aleppo, Visitors, Foreign--Travel
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Political cartoonist Homer Davenport thanks President Roosevelt for his letter as it cheered him considerably in his recent illness. In Aleppo, Davenport acquired twenty-seven horses and mares of blood purer than he and Roosevelt have seen before. Aleppo’s governor was curious about “Americk,” a nation he had heard to be the greatest of them all, and he rejoiced that Davenport carried a letter of friendship from Roosevelt, “The Sheik of All Americk.” Davenport also notes that though William Randolph Hearst has offered to employ him, Davenport will refuse because he feels Hearst unfit for the office he seeks and because he desires “to plod where I know I am on the right side.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-10-13
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 Homer Davenport to Theodore Roosevelt. [October 13, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o54617. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Davenport, Homer, 1867-1912. Letter from Homer Davenport to Theodore Roosevelt. [13 Oct. 1906]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 27, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o54617.
APA:
Davenport, Homer, 1867-1912., [1906, October 13]. Letter from Homer Davenport to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o54617.
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.
