Letter from Henry L. Stimson to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Books and reading, Cats, Episcopalians--Clergy, Fans, Funeral service--Planning, Gifts, Grover, Lulu, 1861-1906, Harlem Hospital (New York, N.Y.), Loeb, William, 1866-1937, New York (State)--New York--Harlem, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1887-1944, Suicide, Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930, United States. Department of Justice, United States. Dept. of Justice, Wills
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United States Attorney Stimson informs President Roosevelt about the funeral arrangements and his investigation into the suicide of Lulu Grover, who left all of her property to Roosevelt. Stimson writes that her only two interests appeared to be her two Angora cats and Roosevelt, as her apartment was filled with his photograph and books about him. Stimson also found in her apartment two letters from Roosevelt in which he thanked her for the gifts she sent to Roosevelt’s son, Theodore Roosevelt III, and asked her to stop sending gifts. Stimson arranged for her to be cremated and for an Episcopalian clergyman to read a service for her. Stimson and the Public Administrator agree that “this woman was one of those harmless cranks.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-12-14
Creator(s)
Stimson, Henry L. (Henry Lewis), 1867-1950
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
6
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 Henry L. Stimson to Theodore Roosevelt. [December 14, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55031. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Stimson, Henry L. (Henry Lewis), 1867-1950. Letter from Henry L. Stimson to Theodore Roosevelt. [14 Dec. 1906]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55031.
APA:
Stimson, Henry L. (Henry Lewis), 1867-1950., [1906, December 14]. Letter from Henry L. Stimson to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55031.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. 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. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
