Acknowledgment from Mrs. Salem H. Wales
Mrs. Salem H. Wales and family acknowledge the expression of sympathy.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901
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Mourning etiquette
Telegram from Theodore Roosevelt to Leroy J. McNeely
President Roosevelt sends condolences to Leroy James McNeely on the unexpected death of Iowa Senator William B. Allison.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-08-05
Letter from W. J. Oliver to William H. Taft
W. J. Oliver extends his sympathy to President Taft upon the death of Major Butt, Taft’s military aide. Butt was lost during the sinking of RMS Titanic.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1912-04-18
Letter from Augusta Saint-Gaudens to Theodore Roosevelt
Augusta Saint-Gaudens thanks President Roosevelt for his condolences over the passing of her husband Augustus Saint-Gaudens and apologizes for the lateness of her reply.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-10-27
Letter from Wilmer Joseph to Theodore Roosevelt
Joseph Wilmer thanks President Roosevelt for his kind words about Wilmer’s recently deceased brother William Nivison Wilmer and mentions that his brother had asked for a note written to him by Roosevelt to be “always preserved.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-10-24
Letter from Hermann Speck von Sternburg to Theodore Roosevelt
Ambassador Sternburg informs President Roosevelt of the time and location of his sister-in-law’s upcoming wedding ceremony, adding that Roosevelt need not attend if he thinks that his presence “might be misconstrued.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-05-09