Letter, Theodore Roosevelt to Eleanor Roosevelt

Original Exhibition Caption: Eleanor Roosevelt was Theodore Roosevelt's niece. After she was orphaned in 1894, he became her surrogate parent. In 1904, Eleanor wrote to her uncle, now serving as President of the United States, to ask if he would "give the bride away" at her we...

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26-13 WHITE HOUSE, WASHINGTON, Dec 19th 1904 Dear Eleamer Indud 9 shall be very, very glad, my dear girl, Co do an you with. March 16 of goes down an the date and only some utterly infore reen public need will keep me away, your loving uncle Heodore Roosevely