Letter from Henry E. Huck to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Anarchists, Barnum and Bailey, Diplomatic and consular service, Grey, Albert Henry George Grey, Earl, 1851-1917, Heurtley, Arthur B., 1860-1934, Hobbs, Alfred T. (Alfred Thomas), 1864-1931, Inheritance and succession, Insane--Hospitals, Letters, Michigan--Detroit, New York (State)--New York, Ontario--Berlin, Ontario--Guelph, Ontario--Ottawa, Psychiatric hospitals, Sanatoriums, Wardrop, George D. (George Douglas), 1890-1929
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Henry E. Huck reports to Theodore Roosevelt that he finally got away from the sanitarium at Guelph, Ontario, and is currently safe in Detroit, Michigan. However, Arthur Heurtley will not help him, even after Huck shared how letters were stolen and that the sanitarium’s attendants were anarchists who harmed Marshall Field’s heirs. He sends a paper slip and does not think the American consul reported on it. Huck asks Roosevelt for help with the Field estate and to be admitted to a sanitarium, not an asylum. He would have reported the mail theft to Governor General of Canada Albert Henry George Grey but did not have the money or protection to get to Ottawa, Ontario.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-08-27
Creator(s)
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
6
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Henry E. Huck to Theodore Roosevelt. [August 27, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o70151. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Huck, Henry E., 1874-1921. Letter from Henry E. Huck to Theodore Roosevelt. [27 Aug. 1911]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 19, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o70151.
APA:
Huck, Henry E., 1874-1921., [1911, August 27]. Letter from Henry E. Huck to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o70151.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. 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. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 19, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
