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Anna Roosevelt Cowles inquires if Arthur Twining Hadley, President of Yale University, is invited to the White House dinner on May 12. Cowles would like to invite Hadley to visit, and wants to know which nights are clear.
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1908-05-04
Anna Roosevelt Cowles asks William Loeb to ask President Roosevelt if he can meet and shake hands with Lady Isabella Giovanna Teresa Gioachina Howard and her children before they leave for England.
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1908-04-30
Anna Roosevelt Cowles tells her brother, President Roosevelt, that his “two small […] boy guests” went home “radiant with joy.” She tells him about their visit and what they said about their gifts.
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1908-05-02
Anna Roosevelt Cowles asks William Loeb to secure three tickets for President Roosevelt’s seats in the House and Senate for Mr. and Mrs. Humphry Ward and herself.
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1908-04-11
Anna Roosevelt Cowles asks President Roosevelt to read the enclosed and send her an answer through William Loeb that she can quote to Lady Gwendoline Lucy Maitland. She believes her brother will refuse such a request. She asks if he will dine with them on Sunday when Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt is away, and if he prefers to eat alone or with friends.
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1908-03-24
Anna Roosevelt Cowles tells her brother, President Roosevelt, that the letter that he has written to Louis is perfect. Cowles will send an answer to Gwendoline Lucy Maitland. She would like to have Esme Howard and Isabella Giovanna Teresa Giochina Howard, as well as Major Fournier, and asks if Roosevelt would have William Loeb let her know if she should ask them herself. She enjoys the company of the Howards and Fournier.
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1908-03-25
Anna Roosevelt Cowles asks if President Roosevelt can have the letter he wrote to George Otto Trevelyan sent to her. Her husband, William S. Cowles, would like to read it. She also encloses a letter from Henry Yates Thompson, which explains why he sent Roosevelt a book.
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1908-01-27
Anna Roosevelt Cowles encloses a letter from John Tilson, speaker of the Connecticut legislature, which outlines matters pertaining to the political situation in Connecticut, especially regarding Senator Frank S. Butterworth. Cowles believes President Roosevelt should ask another newspaper man if Tilson’s opinion is worth anything. She also informs Roosevelt that Viscountess Marion Bryce has given her letters from sisters Elinor Glyn and Lady Lucy Duff Gordon, who hope to be presented at an event. She asks how they can be presented with the least importance.
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1908-01-07
Anna Roosevelt Cowles informs President Roosevelt that John Q. Tilson has accepted his invitation to lunch. Although she cannot vouch for his views, the people in Connecticut whom he has suggested for the state delegation are good people.
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1908-01-08
Anna Roosevelt Cowles forwards President Roosevelt the note he requested from Joesph W. Alsop as a reminder about the case since the “Solicitor of the State Department” that was in charge of the case has returned. She hopes she can spare some time to see Roosevelt when she comes to visit Washington, D.C., on December 11, and if not she will see him when he sends off the Great White Fleet.
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1907-12-09
Anna Roosevelt Cowles takes President Roosevelt’s correspondence for granted because he is so wonderful. Cowles hopes the portrait by Ellen Emmet Rand for which Roosevelt is sitting is a success and wants a black and white sketch from the sittings as well. Many ambassadors are visiting, led by Lloyd Carpenter Griscom and John Wallace Riddle. Cowles enjoyed Herbert Knox Smith’s description of Roosevelt’s trip down the Mississippi River. Cowles does not want to write more so as not to overburden Roosevelt, but he is always in her thoughts.
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1907-10-31
Anna Roosevelt Cowles writes her brother, President Roosevelt, regarding the selection of a Connecticut Supreme Court Justice. She thinks that either Walter Chadwick Noyes or John J. Beach would be a good choice, although she has heard more about the latter. She also communicates that she is enjoying the summer weather and that her family is doing well in Farmington, Connecticut.
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1907-07-01
Anna Roosevelt Cowles follows up with President Roosevelt regarding the selection of a Connecticut Supreme Court Justice. Based on conversations that she has had with lawyers, John K. Beach has more experience and would be a better fit for the position than Walter Chadwick Noyes.
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1907-07-02
Anna Roosevelt Cowles asks President Roosevelt if he would give Captain Frank E. C. Ryan a signed photograph. Ryan is being reassigned and is worried that he will not see Roosevelt again.
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1907-05-16
Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt has referred Anna Roosevelt Cowles to William Loeb for the answers to two questions. First, she wishes to know if any special events are to be held during their visit to the Jamestown Exposition, so that she can pack appropriately. She also asks about when and where to take delivery of the pony Algonquin.
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1907-05-16
Anna Roosevelt Cowles thanks President Roosevelt for his previous letter and tells him that Theodore Douglas Robinson had a horrid time the day before because it rained all day and his glasses were blurry.
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1906-11-01
Anna Roosevelt Cowles informs President Roosevelt of Ted’s excellent marksmanship and work with Troop A at Peekskill. Through Captain Herbert Barry, she is aware of an impertinent and critical letter Roosevelt received about Ted, so she wanted to assure him of Ted’s success. Cowles remarks how happy Mr. and Mrs. Colby were to be received by the Roosevelts and mentions a recent letter from Alice Roosevelt Longworth that was “perfectly absorbed in election news.”
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1906-10-29
Anna Roosevelt Cowles asks President Roosevelt if he is allowed to autograph a few of his books for sale at a fair in Hartford, Connecticut. Cowles discusses her interest in local political matters and describes a finger injury her son, William Sheffield Cowles Jr., suffered at the expense of a bicycle chain.
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1906-10-17
Anna Roosevelt Cowles apologizes for taking so long to return a deed to her brother, President Roosevelt, but explains the difficulty she had in getting a notary. She is glad to be able to gift him something that will be of use. Cowles promises to write Roosevelt about possibly visiting at Oyster Bay later in the summer, after the upcoming Naval Review. Her vacation has been pleasant so far, but she comments that sometimes “it is difficult being your sister to stay in a hotel and not be made too conspicuous just on account of the relationship.” She heard good things about the honeymoon Roosevelt’s newly married daughter, Alice Longworth, and her husband Nicholas Longworth were able to take to England, and hopes they had a good time. Cowles also shares a humorous story where her son, William Sheffield Cowles, shared that he hoped President Roosevelt could find something to do in Farmington, Connecticut, after leaving the presidency so that they could see him often.
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1906-08-19