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Tauchnitz, Christian Karl Bernhard von, 1841-1921

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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert Bridges

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert Bridges

President Roosevelt asks Robert Bridges to not publish the poem under the actual name of his son, Theodore Roosevelt, but to use a pseudonym. Ted worries that if it were published under his own name, he would receive comments that it was only published because he is Roosevelt’s son, and could lead to negative consequences. Roosevelt additionally forwards a letter from Christian Karl Bernhard von Tauchnitz, a German publisher to whom Roosevelt has given permission to use one of his books. He asks that Bridges communicate with Tauchnitz on the matter.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-08-14

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Robert Bridges to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Robert Bridges to Theodore Roosevelt

Robert Bridges concurs with President Roosevelt’s decision to use the pseudonym “Jacob Van Vechten” in publishing Ted’s poem “Sunset on the Marsh” in Scribner’s Magazine. Bridges will notify Baron Christian Karl Bernhard von Tauchnitz that Roosevelt approves of the terms for issuing an edition of Outdoor Pastimes of an American Hunter in Tauchnitz’s series. Recently, a firm in Amsterdam expressed interest in a Dutch translation of Roosevelt’s Oliver Cromwell, but Bridges says that no arrangements have been finalized. He sends the latest book by Jesse Lynch Williams and notes that he has not yet heard from James B. Connolly but expects his agreement with the plan.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-08-17

Creator(s)

Bridges, Robert, 1858-1941