Letter from Townsend Cox to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Etiquette, Letters, Press coverage

Townsend Cox thanks Theodore Roosevelt for his letter and will read it with pleasure at the Forest League’s upcoming meeting. He has arranged for the press to attend the meeting to gain publicity and hopes he can still use Roosevelt’s letter.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-08-23

Creator(s)

Cox, Townsend

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Period

Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

3

Production Method

Handwritten

Record Type

Multi-image

Resource Type

Letter

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 Townsend Cox to Theodore Roosevelt. [August 23, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o70054. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Cox, Townsend. Letter from Townsend Cox to Theodore Roosevelt. [23 Aug. 1911]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o70054.

APA:

Cox, Townsend., [1911, August 23]. Letter from Townsend Cox to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o70054.

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 13, 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.