Letter from Richard Watson Gilder to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Books and reading, Brown, William Garrott, 1868-1913, Letters

Richard Watson Gilder heartily thanks President Roosevelt for his letter regarding the Southern states, and believes that William Garrott Brown would benefit from seeing it. He asks permission to send it and the enclosure to Brown. Gilder is sending Roosevelt a copy of his “complete poems” separately.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-11-18

Creator(s)

Gilder, Richard Watson, 1844-1909

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

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 Richard Watson Gilder to Theodore Roosevelt. [November 18, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o59533. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Gilder, Richard Watson, 1844-1909. Letter from Richard Watson Gilder to Theodore Roosevelt. [18 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/o59533.

APA:

Gilder, Richard Watson, 1844-1909., [1908, November 18]. Letter from Richard Watson Gilder to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o59533.

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.