Senator Lodge thanks President Roosevelt for his sympathy during the final illness and approaching death of his sister-in-law, Louisa Minot Davis Luce. Lodge has just read Roosevelt’s letter and Elihu Root’s speech to the peace meeting, and he finds both “entirely admirable.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-04-16

Creator(s)

Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924

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

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 Henry Cabot Lodge to Theodore Roosevelt. [April 16, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55845. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924. Letter from Henry Cabot Lodge to Theodore Roosevelt. [16 Apr. 1907]. 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/o55845.

APA:

Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924., [1907, April 16]. Letter from Henry Cabot Lodge to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55845.

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.