William Lawrence joins Francis Greenwood Peabody in inviting President Roosevelt to speak at the meeting of the Religious Education Association in February 1909. They hope, as Roosevelt will be in Illinois anyway, that he will be able to join them, as they feel that his presence would do a great deal of good.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-12-31

Creator(s)

Lawrence, William, 1850-1941

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 William Lawrence to Theodore Roosevelt. [December 31, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o59903. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Lawrence, William, 1850-1941. Letter from William Lawrence to Theodore Roosevelt. [31 Dec. 1908]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 16, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o59903.

APA:

Lawrence, William, 1850-1941., [1908, December 31]. Letter from William Lawrence to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o59903.

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 16, 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.