Brander Matthews informs President Roosevelt that his wife Ada Harland has already written to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt about their enjoyable visit to the White House. Matthews informs Roosevelt he has asked his French bookseller to pass along “Conspiracy of Cataline” and “Cicero and His Friends,” which both provide knowledge of Roman life.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-12-10

Creator(s)

Matthews, Brander, 1852-1929

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 Brander Matthews to Theodore Roosevelt. [December 10, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o57767. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Matthews, Brander, 1852-1929. Letter from Brander Matthews to Theodore Roosevelt. [10 Dec. 1907]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 19, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o57767.

APA:

Matthews, Brander, 1852-1929., [1907, December 10]. Letter from Brander Matthews to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o57767.

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 19, 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.