Letter from Leonard Wood to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Boarding schools, Etiquette, France, Germany, Groton School, Travel, Wood, Leonard R., 1892-1931

Leonard Wood thanks President Roosevelt for his thoughts about his son Leonard as he starts school. He updates Roosevelt on his travels thus far, and says that he hopes to be able to get permission to observe the German maneuvers as a bystander. He hopes attend the French maneuvers in an official capacity the following week.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-04-03

Creator(s)

Wood, Leonard, 1860-1927

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

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 Leonard Wood to Theodore Roosevelt. [April 3, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o58445. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Wood, Leonard, 1860-1927. Letter from Leonard Wood to Theodore Roosevelt. [3 Apr. 1908]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 27, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o58445.

APA:

Wood, Leonard, 1860-1927., [1908, April 3]. Letter from Leonard Wood to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o58445.

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. March 27, 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.