Letter from Harriet Douglas Robinson Wolryche-Whitmore to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Friendship, Libraries, New York (State)--Jordanville, Robinson, Douglas, 1855-1918, Thank-you notes, Wolryche-Whitmore, Henry Bazeley, 1856-1928

Harriet Douglas Robinson Wolryche-Whitmore thanks President Roosevelt for speaking at the dedication of the library in Jordanville, New York. She was especially pleased with the way that he spoke about her and Douglas Robinson’s parents. She has heard that Roosevelt intends to travel abroad after next March, and hopes that he can spare some time to visit her and her husband Henry Bazeley Wolryche-Whitmore.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-10-23

Creator(s)

Wolryche-Whitmore, Harriet Douglas Robinson, 1857-1922

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 Harriet Douglas Robinson Wolryche-Whitmore to Theodore Roosevelt. [October 23, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o59337. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Wolryche-Whitmore, Harriet Douglas Robinson, 1857-1922. Letter from Harriet Douglas Robinson Wolryche-Whitmore to Theodore Roosevelt. [23 Oct. 1908]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 23, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o59337.

APA:

Wolryche-Whitmore, Harriet Douglas Robinson, 1857-1922., [1908, October 23]. Letter from Harriet Douglas Robinson Wolryche-Whitmore to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o59337.

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. January 23, 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.