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Anna Roosevelt Cowles writes to William Loeb to introduce Cabot Ward, and mentions that she would like Ward to have a few moments of quiet conversation with President Roosevelt. Cowles has written to Roosevelt as well.
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1905-06-01
Theodore Roosevelt’s sister notifies him that a number of people would like to pay their respects. Among them are Appleton Clark, husband of Grace Walton Roosevelt, and the mother of Commissioner of Corporations Herbert Knox Smith.
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1904-04-26
Anna Roosevelt Cowles writes following an accident which killed thirty-six men on the USS Missouri, the ship commanded by her husband William S. Cowles. The wife of one of the men who died has asked Cowles to be with her when her husband’s body arrives for the funeral.
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1904-04-15
Anna Roosevelt Cowles asks William Loeb to present to President Roosevelt her proposed response to Mr. Nesmith and then return the papers to her with an answer.
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1904-04-05
Anna Roosevelt Cowles has read the documents about the collision of the battleships Illinois and Missouri, and she finds Rear Admiral Albert Smith Barker’s statement to be logical. She encourages President Roosevelt to “inquire following the ordinary course as to publishing.”
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1904-03-20
Anna Roosevelt Cowles was told by Isabella Ferguson that John Wallace Riddle was on his way home. She hopes that he can visit and instructs Riddle to let her know when he arrives. Cowles enjoyed his last letter and shares President Roosevelt’s praise for it.
1906-07-17
Anna Roosevelt invites John Wallace Riddle to dinner and would like a lesson in piquet afterwards.
1890-05-18
Anna Roosevelt Cowles congratulates John Wallace Riddle on his new post as ambassador. She appreciates Riddle’s friendship and hopes he can visit before taking his new post.
1906-12-22
Anna Roosevelt Cowles expresses her happiness for John Wallace Riddle and Theodate Pope. She praises Pope and her genius, and advises Riddle to be “very dear to Mrs. Pope,” to whom the couple’s engagement may come as a shock.
1916-02-21
Anna Roosevelt Cowles invites John Wallace Riddle to visit. The visit will be quiet as Admiral Cowles will be in Washington, D.C.
1911-05-22
Anna Roosevelt Cowles acknowledges John Wallace Riddle’s very welcome letter. She has plans to see President Roosevelt and family before they go to Washington, D.C., and to see friends in Mexico.
1907-09-18
Anna Roosevelt requests that John Wallace Riddle join her at the Amateur Comedy Club and encloses a ticket.
1889
Anna Roosevelt Cowles asks her brother to read and destroy the enclosure which may be of interest to him.
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1904-01-29
Anna Roosevelt Cowles requests that President and Mrs. Roosevelt be escorted by Secret Service out the back door of the Church of the Holy Communion following James King Gracie’s funeral.
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1903-11-24
Anna Roosevelt Cowles expresses concern regarding the crowd expected at the church in New York, should President Roosevelt attend James King Gracie’s funeral.
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1903-11-24
Anna Roosevelt Cowles and her husband, William S. Cowles Sr., wish President Roosevelt a happy birthday.
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1903-10-27
Anna Roosevelt Cowles encloses a letter from Hilda Francesetti that touched her. Francesetti’s brother, Ugo, passed away in Korea while serving as Italian consul in Seoul. His body was later retrieved by his family and returned to Italy. Cowles requests a note from President Roosevelt to send to Francesetti.
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1903-10-10
Anna Roosevelt Cowles encloses a clipping from the Hartford Courant.
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1903-10-01
Anna Roosevelt Cowles writes to President Roosevelt to ask him if he would like to read a letter Whitelaw Reid happened to open in his mail.
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1903-08-25
Anna Roosevelt Cowles conveys information about Cabinet appointments given to her by Mr. Reid who believes that President Roosevelt should minimize his intimacy with Leonard Wood. Reid also thinks Roosevelt’s letter on lynching was a “masterpiece.” The Mintos also send messages to Roosevelt. Cowles enjoyed reading The Call of the Wild and asks Roosevelt if he has read it.
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1903-08-17