Austen G. Fox writes to Andrew Carnegie with a fishing story about Colonel Henry A. Babbitt. He explains that Babbitt was a Civil War veteran who married Fox’s wife’s mother, Mrs. Thomas F. Hopping.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-12-21

Creator(s)

Fox, Austen G. (Austen George), 1849-1937

Recipient

Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919

Language

English

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 Austen G. Fox to Andrew Carnegie. [December 21, 1907]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o57850. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Fox, Austen G. (Austen George), 1849-1937. Letter from Austen G. Fox to Andrew Carnegie. [21 Dec. 1907]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 2, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o57850.

APA:

Fox, Austen G. (Austen George), 1849-1937.: , [1907, December 21]. Letter from Austen G. Fox to Andrew Carnegie. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o57850.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. 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 Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 2, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.

APA:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.