Inscriptions

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Jean Finot

Theodore Roosevelt thanks Jean Finot for the two books and the inscription on the title page.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-08-03

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Rafael Martinez Ortiz

Theodore Roosevelt sends thanks to former Secretary of Agriculture, Rafael Martinez Ortiz of Havana, Cuba, for sending him a book with an inscription.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-07-24

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to C. W. L. Pulpett

Theodore Roosevelt thanks C. W. L. Pulpett for sending him a book with an inscription from the “King.” Roosevelt relays that he wrote a letter to him in response and sends regards to the MacMillan family, Selous, and McMillan.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-07-23

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Walter L. Colby

Theodore Roosevelt sends a personal message of thanks to Walter L. Colby for his letter and gives approval for the use of an inscription.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-07-20

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to J. J. Jusserand

President Roosevelt sends a letter of personal thanks to Ambassador Jusserand in receipt of a pamphlet with an inscription.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-07-09

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George W. Goethals

Theodore Roosevelt appreciates the inscription George W. Goethals wrote in the Panama Canal pamphlet Goethals sent that he has had it bound. Roosevelt is very proud to have Goethals connected with his administration.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-10-03

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to A. A. Speer

Theodore Roosevelt writes to A. A. Speer to inform him about a phrase written by the State of Kentucky on the memorial to the soldiers that fought in the battle of Chattanooga. Roosevelt mentions being impressed by Lincoln’s “gift of expression.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1916-02-04

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to I. N. Phipps

Theodore Roosevelt thanks I. N. Phipps for the book and appreciates the inscription.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1915-01-04

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Sturgis Bigelow

President Roosevelt gives William Sturgis Bigelow some advice about an inscription.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-03-18

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Burroughs

President Roosevelt takes great pleasure in the book that John Burroughs wrote about him. Roosevelt is having an interesting hunt, but does not think he will get any bear. Roosevelt discusses some of the sights he has encountered on his trip, including various wildlife and flora.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-10-13

Letter from William Loeb to G. P. Putnam & Sons

At President Roosevelt’s request, William Loeb instructs G. P. Putnam & Sons to send a set of Roosevelt’s books to Jacob A. Riis with a personalized inscription. It should be charged to Roosevelt’s account.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-06-28

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joaquim Nabuco

President Roosevelt again thanks Ambassador Nabuco for receiving the book by Jean Jules Jusserand, ambassador from France to the United States, but is happy that Nabuco signed it.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-05-22

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Arturo Dancel

President Roosevelt through Governor Dancel of the Rizal province thanks the Representative Committee of the Province of Rizal for the beautifully engraved plate with a nice inscription. He wants Dancel to know that he will do all he can for the Filipino people.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-01-28

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to C. Grant La Farge

President Roosevelt was pleased to see C. Grant La Farge’s wife, Florence, recently. He approves of the inscriptions for the tablets and asks La Farge to let him know about the cost soon, as he hopes to have them paid for before the appropriations for the year lapse.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-05-01

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Thomas H. Hays

President Roosevelt has turned the matter that Major Hays wrote about over to the War Department and asked for a speedy report. He once again thanks Hays for the inscription on the Kentucky monument in Chickamauga Park and reminds him that he quoted it in one of his speeches.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-01-10

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Burroughs

Theodore Roosevelt was almost as pleased with John Burroughs’ inscription as with the volume itself. Roosevelt wishes for a “legitimate opportunity” to skin William J. Long.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-10-16

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George Barr McCutcheon

President Roosevelt thanks George Barr McCutcheon for The Sherrods and anticipates reading it and is pleased with the inscription McCutcheon wrote.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-11-04

Letter from Joaquim Nabuco to Theodore Roosevelt

Ambassador Nabuco thanks President Roosevelt for the honor of asking him to inscribe the book that he sent to Roosevelt.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-05-17

Letter from J. Stewart Barneey to Henry Yates Satterlee

J. Stewart Barney sends Reverend Satterlee the inscription William Archer Rutherfoord Goodwin has provided for the lectern President Roosevelt will be presenting to Bruton Church. Goodwin has raised questions about whether Roosevelt should be referred to as “His Excellency,” and seeks Satterlee’s advice.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-04-29

Letter from George von Lengerke Meyer to Theodore Roosevelt

Ambassador Meyer writes to President Roosevelt regarding Meyer’s discussion of the Russian situation with French official Maurice Rouvier. Meyer mentions that Rouvier is concerned about the impact of the Russian securities downfall on France’s financial situation, yet German official Bernhard Bülow has a more positive outlook. Next, Meyer describes his dinner meeting with Emperor William II who commented on Roosevelt’s cablegram messages, remarks, and stance regarding a tariff and treaty. Meyer then goes into detail about Russian strikes and the potential plans for deploying Russian Cossack troops to help keep things in order.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-12-06