Letter from E. H. Leeson to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt

Subject(s): Roney, Henry B., 1850-1927

E. H. Leeson asks Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt’s opinion on Henry B. Roney and his boy choir, who sang at the White House one year around Christmas. A handwritten note from Edith says to tell Leeson that Roney was “entirely satisfactory.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-11-26

Creator(s)

Leeson, E. H.

Recipient

Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948

Publication Date

2023-03-23

Language

English

Period

African Safari (March 1909-1910)

Original Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Papers

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

3

Production Method

Handwritten

Record Type

Multi-image

Resource Type

Letter

Rights

These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.

Citation

Cite this Record

Chicago:

Letter from E. H. Leeson to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt. [November 26, 1909?]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o60707. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Leeson, E. H.. Letter from E. H. Leeson to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt. [26 Nov. 1909?]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. October 24, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o60707.

APA:

Leeson, E. H..: , [1909, November 26?]. Letter from E. H. Leeson to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o60707.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. 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. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. October 24, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.

APA:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.