Letter from Viscount James Bryce to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Constitutional Convention (United States : 1787), Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790, Friendship--Correspondence, History, Religion, United States. Constitutional Convention
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James Bryce, British Ambassador to the United States, thanks President Roosevelt for forwarding a copy of a letter from Benjamin Franklin. Bryce is interested in Franklin’s “expression of his religious feeling” despite the popular perception that he was not a religious man.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-05-03
Creator(s)
Bryce, James Bryce, Viscount, 1838-1922
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
1
Production Method
Record Type
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 Viscount James Bryce to Theodore Roosevelt. [May 3, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o56032. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Bryce, James Bryce, Viscount, 1838-1922. Letter from Viscount James Bryce to Theodore Roosevelt. [3 May. 1907]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o56032.
APA:
Bryce, James Bryce, Viscount, 1838-1922., [1907, May 3]. Letter from Viscount James Bryce to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o56032.
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.
