Letter from William Emlen Roosevelt to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Banks and banking, American, Etiquette, Financial crises, Financial statements, King, Edwd. (Edward), 1833-1908, Longworth, Alice Roosevelt, 1884-1980, New York (State), Presidents--Term of office, Roosevelt family, Roosevelt, Christine Griffin Kean, 1858-1936, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948, Roosevelt, George Emlen, 1887-1963, Roosevelt, Philip J. (Philip James), 1892-1941, United States, West
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President Roosevelt’s cousin, William Emlen Roosevelt, was relieved to receive word that Alice Roosevelt Longworth is doing well. His wife, Christine Griffin Kean Roosevelt, has been resting due to a sprained ankle. Emlen hopes people will believe President Roosevelt now that he has reaffirmed he will not seek a third term. The banks are still struggling financially, and Emlen believes that the New York banks need more assistance than those in the West. He hopes to mitigate panic among “small depositors” at the Savings Banks and will be carefully looking over their published statements as well as those of the insurance companies on January 1.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-12-13
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, William Emlen, 1857-1930
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
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from William Emlen Roosevelt to Theodore Roosevelt. [December 13, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o57796. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, William Emlen, 1857-1930. Letter from William Emlen Roosevelt to Theodore Roosevelt. [13 Dec. 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/o57796.
APA:
Roosevelt, William Emlen, 1857-1930., [1907, December 13]. Letter from William Emlen Roosevelt to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o57796.
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.
