Letter from Elizabeth May Flower Rhodes to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Hanna, Edenia May Rhodes, 1888-1981, Horsemanship, Parks, Truthfulness and falsehood, United States--Rock Creek (Maryland and Washington D.C.), United States--Rock Creek (Md. and Washington, D.C.), United States. Congress
Click on image to zoom in
Elizabeth May Flower Rhodes inquires why President Roosevelt does not deny the false story about striking the horse of Edenia May Rhodes, her daughter, while horseback riding in the park on Thanksgiving Day.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1909-01-27
Creator(s)
Rhodes, Elizabeth May Flower, 1867-1943
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
3
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
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 Elizabeth May Flower Rhodes to Theodore Roosevelt. [January 27, 1909]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o60136. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Rhodes, Elizabeth May Flower, 1867-1943. Letter from Elizabeth May Flower Rhodes to Theodore Roosevelt. [27 Jan. 1909]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o60136.
APA:
Rhodes, Elizabeth May Flower, 1867-1943., [1909, January 27]. Letter from Elizabeth May Flower Rhodes to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o60136.
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. February 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.
