Letter from William R. Sherwood to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Abolitionists, Buffum, James N., California--Berkeley, California--San Francisco, Etiquette, Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879, Kelvin, William Thomson, Baron, 1824-1907, Massachusetts--Boston, Massachusetts--Lynn, Northern Ireland--Belfast, Scotland--Glasgow, Sherwood, Eliza Neill, 1826-1912, Sherwood, Henry H. (Henry Hamilton), 1860-1927, Sherwood, Robert, 1822-1893, University of California, Berkeley
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William R. Sherwood informs Theodore Roosevelt that his mother, Eliza Neill Sherwood, greatly regretted being unable to attend his speech in Berkeley, California. Many American abolitionists met at Sherwood’s home in Belfast, Ireland, in her youth.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-04-01
Creator(s)
Sherwood, William R. (William Robert), 1855-1918
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
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
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from William R. Sherwood to Theodore Roosevelt. [April 1, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o66398. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Sherwood, William R. (William Robert), 1855-1918. Letter from William R. Sherwood to Theodore Roosevelt. [1 Apr. 1911]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o66398.
APA:
Sherwood, William R. (William Robert), 1855-1918., [1911, April 1]. Letter from William R. Sherwood to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o66398.
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. March 5, 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.
