Letter from Sherman Day Thacher to Lawrence F. Abbott
Subject(s): Books and reading, California--Ojai Valley, Froude, James Anthony, 1818-1894, Hospitality, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Schools, Wheeler, Benjamin Ide, 1854-1927
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Sherman Day Thacher asks Lawrence F. Abbott to tell Theodore Roosevelt how delighted the Thacher School would be to have him and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt visit sometime, commenting that he does not write to Roosevelt directly, “because he must be overwhelmed with correspondence at this time.” Thacher also thanks Abbott for previously recommending he read James Anthony Froude’s Life and Letters of Erasmus, which he is greatly enjoying.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-02-23
Creator(s)
Thacher, Sherman Day, 1861-1931
Recipient
Abbott, Lawrence F. (Lawrence Fraser), 1859-1933
Language
English
Period
Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
2
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 Sherman Day Thacher to Lawrence F. Abbott. [February 23, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o65159. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Thacher, Sherman Day, 1861-1931. Letter from Sherman Day Thacher to Lawrence F. Abbott. [23 Feb. 1911]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o65159.
APA:
Thacher, Sherman Day, 1861-1931., [1911, February 23]. Letter from Sherman Day Thacher to Lawrence F. Abbott.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o65159.
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.
