Letter from Frederic Harrison to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Books and reading, Etiquette, Families, Family, Thank-you notes

Frederic Harrison thanks President Roosevelt for the inscribed series of his Address and State Papers, which Harrison says he and his family will treasure forever. Harrison has instructed Macmillan Company to send Roosevelt his latest book, Realities and Ideals, which he hopes contains ideas that Roosevelt will agree with. In particular, Harrison believes that what he has written on family is important.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-10-10

Creator(s)

Harrison, Frederic, 1831-1923

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

1

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

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 Frederic Harrison to Theodore Roosevelt. [October 10, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o59264. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Harrison, Frederic, 1831-1923. Letter from Frederic Harrison to Theodore Roosevelt. [10 Oct. 1908]. 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/o59264.

APA:

Harrison, Frederic, 1831-1923., [1908, October 10]. Letter from Frederic Harrison to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o59264.

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.