Letter from James J. Finnegan to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Baseball, Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885, Memorial Day addresses, New York (State)--New York--General Grant National Memorial, New York (State)--Oyster Bay (Town)
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James J. Finnegan is very sorry that Theodore Roosevelt was not able to attend the Oyster Bay Baseball Club’s opening game on Memorial Day. He admits that the speech Roosevelt gave at General Grant’s tomb instead “will do the people at large much more good.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-05-31
Creator(s)
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
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 James J. Finnegan to Theodore Roosevelt. [May 31, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o68238. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Finnegan, James J., 1889-1935. Letter from James J. Finnegan to Theodore Roosevelt. [31 May. 1911]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 30, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o68238.
APA:
Finnegan, James J., 1889-1935., [1911, May 31]. Letter from James J. Finnegan to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o68238.
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 30, 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.