Letter from Anna Roosevelt Cowles to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Accidents, Alsop, Joseph W. (Joseph Wright), 1876-1953, Authors--Autographs, Bulkeley, Morgan G. (Morgan Gardner), 1837-1922, Connecticut--Hartford, Cowles, William Sheffield, 1898-1986, Cowles, Wm. S. (William Sheffield), 1846-1923, Goodwin, Betty Faye, Lake, Everett J. (Everett John), 1871-1948, Loeb, William, 1866-1937, Luther, Flavel Sweeten, 1850-1928, Presidents--Family, Presidents--Legal status, laws, etc., Roosevelt family, Smith, Ernest, Smith, Herbert Knox, 1869-1931
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Anna Roosevelt Cowles asks President Roosevelt if he is allowed to autograph a few of his books for sale at a fair in Hartford, Connecticut. Cowles discusses her interest in local political matters and describes a finger injury her son, William Sheffield Cowles Jr., suffered at the expense of a bicycle chain.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-10-17
Creator(s)
Cowles, Anna Roosevelt, 1855-1931
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
4
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 Anna Roosevelt Cowles to Theodore Roosevelt. [October 17, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o54653. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Cowles, Anna Roosevelt, 1855-1931. Letter from Anna Roosevelt Cowles to Theodore Roosevelt. [17 Oct. 1906]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 29, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o54653.
APA:
Cowles, Anna Roosevelt, 1855-1931., [1906, October 17]. Letter from Anna Roosevelt Cowles to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o54653.
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.