Letter from Mary Tracy Scott Townsend to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Gifts, New York (State)--Oyster Bay--Sagamore Hill National Historic Site, Tiffany and Company
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Mary Tracy Scott Townsend sends President Roosevelt drinking cups and a blanket bag, and hopes the latter will be useful while Roosevelt is on safari. If he likes the cups, she requests he send them back to her to proceed with an engraving process, after which they will be returned to Oyster Bay.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1909-02-26
Creator(s)
Townsend, Mary Tracy Scott, 1854-1931
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 Mary Tracy Scott Townsend to Theodore Roosevelt. [February 26, 1909]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o60368. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Townsend, Mary Tracy Scott, 1854-1931. Letter from Mary Tracy Scott Townsend to Theodore Roosevelt. [26 Feb. 1909]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 16, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o60368.
APA:
Townsend, Mary Tracy Scott, 1854-1931., [1909, February 26]. Letter from Mary Tracy Scott Townsend to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o60368.
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.
