Letter from Mariano Riera Palmer to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Autographs, Books and reading, Gifts, Literary prizes, Puerto Rico, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948

Mariano Riera Palmer sends President Roosevelt his award-winning books and hopes he accepts them as evidence of Puerto Rico’s affection. He requests Roosevelt and Edith Kermit Carow autograph and return the enclosed postcards. Includes both original letter in Spanish and English summary.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-08-25

Creator(s)

Palmer, Mariano Riera, 1860-1922

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

Spanish

Period

U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

2

Production Method

Typed

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 Mariano Riera Palmer to Theodore Roosevelt. [August 25, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o56816. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Palmer, Mariano Riera, 1860-1922. Letter from Mariano Riera Palmer to Theodore Roosevelt. [25 Aug. 1907]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 8, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o56816.

APA:

Palmer, Mariano Riera, 1860-1922., [1907, August 25]. Letter from Mariano Riera Palmer to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o56816.

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. January 8, 2026. 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.