Letter: Theodore Roosevelt to Paul Laurence Dunbar

Creator

Ohio History Connection
Theodore Roosevelt

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Identifier

MSS114_B02F01_004

Creation Date

11-2-1904

Keywords

Paul Laurence Dunbar, primary sources, Black history, Black poets, prominent Ohioans, Theodore Roosevelt

Description

Full text of letter on White House Stationery:

Personal
November 2, 1904.

My dear Mr. Dunbar

I am touched that you should have written me from your sick bed. I appreciate the poem. As sa token of my regard, will you accept the accompanying two volumes of my speeches?

With best wishes, believe me,

Sincerely yours,
(signature)Theodore Roosevelt

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Primary Item Type

Personal Correspondence

Rights

This item is part of the Paul Laurence Dunbar Collection, which belongs to the Ohio History Connection, headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, visit http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information. The collection contains items from 219 N. Summit St., Dayton, Ohio (later 219 N. Paul Laurence Dunbar St.), the home Dunbar purchased for his mother, Matilda J. Dunbar, in 1904. Paul Laurence Dunbar lived there until his death in 1906; Matilda lived there until her death in 1934. It is now part of the Paul Laurence Dunbar House Historic Site, which is operated by the National Park Service in partnership with the Ohio History Connection.