Letter from Wilmer Joseph to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Letters, Mourning etiquette, Thank-you notes, Wilmer, William Nivison, 1854-1907
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Joseph Wilmer thanks President Roosevelt for his kind words about Wilmer’s recently deceased brother William Nivison Wilmer and mentions that his brother had asked for a note written to him by Roosevelt to be “always preserved.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-10-24
Creator(s)
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
2
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 Wilmer Joseph to Theodore Roosevelt. [October 24, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o57269. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Wilmer, Joseph, 1848-1912. Letter from Wilmer Joseph to Theodore Roosevelt. [24 Oct. 1907]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. April 16, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o57269.
APA:
Wilmer, Joseph, 1848-1912., [1907, October 24]. Letter from Wilmer Joseph to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o57269.
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. April 16, 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.
