Letter from Whitelaw Reid to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Americans--Societies, etc., Etiquette, Van Duzer, Frederick C. (Frederick Conkling), 1856-1931

Ambassador Reid praises the work of the American Society of London and its secretary, Frederick C. Van Duzer. The society not only holds gatherings on American holidays like Thanksgiving and the Fourth of July, but it assists stranded and destitute Americans in England. Roosevelt should accept the society’s invitation when he is in London.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-11-06

Creator(s)

Reid, Whitelaw, 1837-1912

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 Whitelaw Reid to Theodore Roosevelt. [November 6, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o59436. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Reid, Whitelaw, 1837-1912. Letter from Whitelaw Reid to Theodore Roosevelt. [6 Nov. 1908]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. April 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o59436.

APA:

Reid, Whitelaw, 1837-1912., [1908, November 6]. Letter from Whitelaw Reid to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o59436.

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. April 6, 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.