Letter from Whitelaw Reid to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Gifts, Reid, Whitelaw, Mrs., 1857-1931
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Ambassador Reid thanks Theodore Roosevelt for the gift of the elephant foot, which a taxidermist has turned into a beautiful waste basket. The London newspapers have reported that the political situation in the United States is tangled up, but Reid trusts that this is an exaggeration.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1910-08-18
Creator(s)
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
African Safari (March 1909-1910)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
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 Whitelaw Reid to Theodore Roosevelt. [August 18, 1910]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o62087. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Reid, Whitelaw, 1837-1912. Letter from Whitelaw Reid to Theodore Roosevelt. [18 Aug. 1910]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. June 4, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o62087.
APA:
Reid, Whitelaw, 1837-1912., [1910, August 18]. 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/o62087.
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. June 4, 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.
