Letter from Horace Curzon Plunkett to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Berkeley, George, 1685-1753, Friendship--Correspondence, Patriotism, Schrank, John Flammang, 1876-1943, Surgery

Horace Curzon Plunkett expresses his admiration for President Roosevelt’s patriotism, which he believes will please Roosevelt’s “friends and admirers the world over.” Plunkett also mentions that he is recovering from an operation by the same doctor who attended Roosevelt after “that lunatic” shot him in Milwaukee.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1917-04-03

Creator(s)

Plunkett, Horace Curzon, Sir, 1854-1932

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Period

Post-Presidential Years (1913-January 6, 1919)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

1

Production Method

Handwritten

Record Type

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 Horace Curzon Plunkett to Theodore Roosevelt. [April 3, 1917]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55771. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Plunkett, Horace Curzon, Sir, 1854-1932. Letter from Horace Curzon Plunkett to Theodore Roosevelt. [3 Apr. 1917]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 29, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55771.

APA:

Plunkett, Horace Curzon, Sir, 1854-1932., [1917, April 3]. Letter from Horace Curzon Plunkett to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55771.

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.