Agnes Catherine Latrobe Weston sends to President Roosevelt a letter that was written by her aunt, Juliana Elizabeth Boneval Latrobe, to Lydia Sellon Latrobe Roosevelt, around the time of the death of the president’s father, Theodore Roosevelt Sr. Weston hopes the letter will remind Roosevelt the high esteem in which his father was held.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-10-28

Creator(s)

Weston, Agnes Catherine Latrobe, 1838-1915

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 Agnes Catherine Latrobe Weston to Theodore Roosevelt. [October 28, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o54743. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Weston, Agnes Catherine Latrobe, 1838-1915. Letter from Agnes Catherine Latrobe Weston to Theodore Roosevelt. [28 Oct. 1906]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o54743.

APA:

Weston, Agnes Catherine Latrobe, 1838-1915., [1906, October 28]. Letter from Agnes Catherine Latrobe Weston to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o54743.

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 15, 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.