Letter from Leila Roosevelt Merritt to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Characters and characteristics, Death, Hungary--Budapest, Travel
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Leila Roosevelt Merritt has just returned to find a telegram she is forwarding to President Roosevelt concerning the death of an American abroad. Merritt does not think the request in the telegram is improper or unreasonable, and is able to speak to the many good qualities of the deceased.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-10-24
Creator(s)
Merritt, Leila Roosevelt, 1850-1934
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
3
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 Leila Roosevelt Merritt to Theodore Roosevelt. [October 24, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o57267. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Merritt, Leila Roosevelt, 1850-1934. Letter from Leila Roosevelt Merritt to Theodore Roosevelt. [24 Oct. 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/o57267.
APA:
Merritt, Leila Roosevelt, 1850-1934., [1907, October 24]. Letter from Leila Roosevelt Merritt to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o57267.
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.
