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John R. Abernathy is pictured on a horse with a live coyote saddled before him and a dead one hanging behind him.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1905-09-12
A hunting dog with President Roosevelt, other hunters, and other hunting dogs in the background
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1905-09-12
Alexander Lambert thinks that he can come to Oyster Bay with John Millken Parker on Monday. He will telephone tomorrow afternoon.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-08-31
Alexander Lambert gladly accepts Theodore Roosevelt’s suggestion for him and Joel E. Goldthwaite to dine at Lambert’s. He also looks forward to dining at Sagamore Hill in February. Lambert is disappointed he missed the Boone and Crockett Club’s dinner due to a medical case requiring his attention.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-01-26
Alexander Lambert had hoped to see Theodore Roosevelt at the Publisher’s Dinner, but he had to care for a patient. He sincerely thanks Roosevelt for the beautifully colored wildebeest skin.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-01-10
Alexander Lambert informs President Roosevelt that he has accepted an invitation from Surgeon General Robert M. O’Reilly to serve on a board to evaluate whether inoculations against typhoid should be given to soldiers in the army. Lambert asks if he might be able to stay with Roosevelt while he is in town. He additionally congratulates Roosevelt on the recent victory of Harvard’s football team over Yale, and mentions a pair of books that he thinks that Roosevelt may be interested in reading. Lambert recently saw Robert Harry Munroe Ferguson, and comments on his health.
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1908-12-01
Alexander Lambert details his recent goat hunt in the mountains for President Roosevelt. Lambert has responded to Secretary of the Interior James Rudolph Garfield with his honest opinion about Yellowstone National Park. Although Lambert does not have legal evidence, he details William H. Wright’s observations on the military custodians and the diminishing bear population. Lambert inquires about scheduling for his visit, and will discuss the details further in person.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-09-29
President Roosevelt’s letter arrived just as Alexander Lambert was recovering from a problem with his back. Lambert would be glad to visit Roosevelt on July 11th and 12th, as they have much to talk about and it will take a couple days. Lambert is sorry that Roosevelt gave Charles William Eliot a chance to to attack him, as Eliot has never forgiven Roosevelt for being considered as Eliot’s successor as President of Harvard.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-06-25
Alexander Lambert received a copy of one of President Roosevelt’s books from Robert Bridges. He has not had a chance to read it yet, but will do so soon. Lambert discusses some of the books he has been reading recently, particularly one on the Mongol conquests. He also remarks upon a current bill before the Senate Military Committee that he urges Roosevelt to help pass.
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1908-02-18
Alexander Lambert sends documents regarding the case of Major Samuel A. Russel. Currently there is a bill in Congress regarding Russel’s case and reinstatement. Lambert asks William Loeb to place the documents on file for President Roosevelt should the matter come across his desk.
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1908-02-04
Alexander Lambert sends a clipping he thinks President Roosevelt will find interesting, and is pleased to hear of Henry C. McDowell’s appointment as the new U.S. District Court Judge for Western Virginia. Lambert’s sister has also recently lost her son to appendicitis.
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1901-11-13
Alexander Lambert asks President Roosevelt to enlist Cornelius Newton Bliss and Secretary of the Treasury George B. Cortelyou to recommend Lambert’s brother Adrian V. S. Lambert for a vacant position at the New-York Hospital. Lambert describes the feeling in New York after the Knickerbocker Trust Company failed and recommends that President Roosevelt take the legal steps he needs to, but that he refrain from talking about it in the press. Lambert has received bear skins and has sent them to John Murgatroyd, a taxidermist.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-10-29
Alexander Lambert tells President Roosevelt he might not be able to visit next Sunday as planned due to the serious illness of his father-in-law, Knight D. Cheney.
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1907-07-29
Alexander Lambert asks William Loeb if William Crawford Gorgas has returned to the Isthmus of Panama yet, as he would like to see him before he goes.
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1907-07-24
Alexander Lambert will be delighted to spend Saturday and Sunday with President Roosevelt, and will discuss the Mississippi trip with him.
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1907-07-15
Alexander Lambert asks President Roosevelt if Lambert can help with the “annual little boy picnic.” Lambert will be unable to travel west because his father-in-law, Knight D. Cheney, is not doing well. Lambert and his family will take a small vacation to the woods, and he hopes to travel with Roosevelt down the Mississippi River, if Roosevelt still plans to go. Lambert notes that John Avery McIlhenny is visiting with his fiancee, Anita Stauffer, who is about to sail for Europe.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-07-10
Dr. Lambert shares with President Roosevelt some political gossip he overheard about Charles Evans Hughes and Benjamin B. Odell, with regards to the governor’s race in New York.
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1906-08-24
Alexander Lambert asks President Roosevelt if he would like to play tennis on Thursday. Alternatively, Lambert offers to come visit the 15th or the 22nd, whichever is agreeable to the President and Mrs. Roosevelt. Lambert also congratulates Roosevelt on the boat race.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-07-08
Alexander Lambert returns Secretary of War Taft’s letter to President Roosevelt. Lambert comments on several current events including the creation of the sanitation department in the Philippines, the passage of the Hepburn Rate Bill, and the sea-level canal design for the Panama Canal.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-05-22
Alexander Lambert writes to President Roosevelt to thank him for joining the Society for the Prevention and Study of Tuberculosis as the honorary vice president. Lambert asks for Roosevelt’s help in supporting a bill in the New York legislature that would support the creation of convalescent homes for children on the New York coast.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-02-12